En longitudinell studie av tidig talutveckling hos barn med isolerad gomspalt
Isolerad gomspaltUnilateral läpp- käk- och gomspaltTalutvecklingIsolated cleft palateUnilateral cleft lip and palateSpeech development
The present study examines in a longitudinal perspective earlyspeech development in children with partial isolated cleft palate comparedwith children with unilateral cleft lip and palate and children with typicaldevelopment. The groups were compared regarding consonant production at18 months, 3 and 5 years. The results showed that speech development inchildren with isolated cleft palate did not differ significantly from that inchildren with typical development except for production of oral fricatives at18 months. The children with unilateral cleft lip and palate had significantlymore speech deviations at all ages. The children in both cleft palate groupshad significantly higher hearing thresholds at all ages. The studydemonstrated a significant correlation between high frequency of oral stopsand labiodentals and a low frequency of nasals at 18 months and a goodspeech production at 3 year. The conclusion was that children with partialisolated cleft palate show less speech deviations than children with cleft lipand palate.