Language Development and Disorders (Clinics in Developmental Medicine (Mac Keith Press))
Contributors: W. Yule (Editor); M. Rutter (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 26, 1991
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 482
ISBN-13: 9780521412193
Subjects: Paediatric medicine; Speech & language disorders & therapy; Pediatrics; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Medical / Pediatrics
First sentence: In 1972 Mac Keith and Rutter reviewed the literature to the point, and concluded that '1 per cent of children come to school with a marked language handicap and a further 4 to 5 per cent may show the sequelae of earlier language difficulties.