DELAYED SPEECH DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN: AN INTRODUCTION TO TERMINOLOGY

Currently, the number of children diagnosed with delayed speech development has increased. With age, the delay is compensated, but mild insufficiency often remains for life. Delayed speech development is more common in boys than in girls. In most cases, its etiology is unknown, therefore, dynamic monitoring of the child is necessary for accurate diagnosis. Often, the development of speech is influenced by hereditary predisposition or environmental factors. The course of the delays is different.