Question

1.) Jane is 3 years old and is not showing the same growth in her language skills as her age-matched peers. Select all the statements that could be true.

a. Jane will most likely never catch up to her peers' language development

b. Jane has about a 50% chance of catching up in the next year or so.

c. Jane may have had multiple ear infections that could have caused this delay in language development.

d. Jane most likely has a language disorder.

e. Jane may be a late talker.

2.) Choose all the options below that could be causes of an acquired language disorder.

a. Chromosomal abnormality.

b. Serious illness/persistent fever

c. DNA coding (runs in the family)

d. Accident or Fall

e. Shaken Baby Syndrome

Answer 1

1.) Jane is 3 years old and is not showing the same growth in her language skills as her age-matched peers.

(It is most likely a developmental language disorder)

Answer -

c. Jane may have had multiple ear infections that could have caused this delay in language development.

(It can cause developmental language disorders)

d. Jane most likely has a language disorder.

2.

Causes of an acquired language disorder.

a. Chromosomal abnormality. (Chromosome 7 abnormality can cause language disorder)

b. Serious illness/persistent fever (EX - Meningitis)

d. Accident or Fall (Can cause brain injury, which develop language disorder)

e. Shaken Baby Syndrome (Can cause brain injury, which develop language disorder)