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Collabtopic: Cognitive-Communication Disorders prepared by A.vanaja speech therapist What is cognitive communication disorder: cognitive-communication disorder may experience difficulty with maintaining their focus or attention in a conversation, staying on topic, remembering pertinent information, responding accurately to questions, comprehending jokes, cliches, or metaphors, or following simple directions ***the symptoms of cognitive-communication disorders: **Difficulty keeping normal sleep and wake cycles. A decline in previously established play and language skills. **Struggles to pay attention, especially in a distracting environment. **Memory problems or appear to be forgetful. **Difficulty to remember information the child has previously learned or memorized, like birthdate, address or parent’s phone number. ***Difficulty organizing themselves at school or to complete a project at home. Quick shifts or overall changes in personality. Cognitive-communication disorders: ***Articulation disorders occur when a child has difficulties pronouncing certain consonants or vowels correctly (such as the letters “s” and “r”). Children with these disorders leave out, replace or distort the sounds of vowels or consonants that they have difficulty pronouncing. A common type of articulation disorder is a lisp. In many cases, the cause for articulation disorders is unknown and are often not a cause for concern. These disorders are common in young children and most are able to pronounce words correctly by the age of five. Caregivers who note an articulation disorder in a child older than age five should speak with the child’s doctor. ***Fluency disorders, also called rhythm disorders, occur when an individual speaks in an uneven rhythm. Naturally flowing speech moves at an appropriate rate with an easy rhythm and smoothness that is both effortless and automatic and appropriate for the child’s age. Children with fluency disorders may repeat or add words or sounds when talking. They may also pause in the middle of phrases or frequently correct their pronunciation while talking. They may also say certain words longer than normal. The most well-known fluency disorder is stuttering, which is characterized by the repetition or prolonged pronunciation of words or sounds. Learn more about stuttering. ***Vocal disorders occur when there are problems with the quality, pitch, and/or volume of a child’s voice. Vocal disorders can have many different causes ranging from overuse and strain to reflux to brain injury. Learn more about voice disorders. Language delay is when a child develops language skills behind schedule. Learn more about the language development milestones. #RaiseAgainstAutism #pinnacleSaysItsAll #pinnacleBloomsNetwork #1AutismTherapyCentresNetwork

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