Language and communication difficulties in juvenile offenders.
Communication disorders include problems related to speech, language and auditory processing. They may range from simple sound repetitions such as stuttering to occasional misarticulation of words to complete inability to use speech and language for communications (aphasia). Some causes include hearing loss, neurological disorders, brain injury, mental retardation, drug abuse.
BACKGROUND: Communication is an important priority in dementia research. Communication strategies and scaffolds, specifically through augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), offer vital compensatory support for persons with dementia in an attempt to maintain the latter's quality of life and well-being through participation with others.
Journal of Communication Disorders is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The scope of Journal of Communication Disorders covers Linguistics and Language (Q1), LPN and LVN (Q1), Speech and Hearing (Q2), Cognitive Neuroscience (Q3), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (Q3).
The Impact Factor 2018 of International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders is 1.504, which is just updated in 2019.Compared with historical Impact Factor, the Impact Factor 2018 of International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders dropped by 0.27 %.The Impact Factor Quartile of International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders is Q1.
Speech, language and communication needs are some of the most common childhood disabilities: 7% of children aged about five years have specific speech and language impairment1 and a further 1.8% have SLCN linked to other conditions, such as learning disability, cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorders.2 40% of five-year-old children with all cleft types have speech difficulties.3 A quarter.
The journal is an international outlet for both basic research on communication processes and clinical research pertaining to screening, diagnosis, and management of communication disorders as well as the etiologies and characteristics of these disorders. JSLHR seeks to advance evidence-based practice by disseminating the results of new studies as well as providing a forum for critical reviews.
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