10 disorders that might affect language skills

Typical 10 disorders which might affect language skills:

Intellectual disabilities: A developmental disorder that having limits to a person’s ability to learn at an expected level and function in daily life.

Autism spectrum disorder: A developmental disorder that affects social communication and interaction, and restricted/repetitive behaviors or interests.

ADHD: A developmental disorder that affects behaviors due to attention deficit or hyperactivity.

Phonological awareness problems: A specific difficulty in identifying and manipulating phoneme and units of language.

Development Expressive Language disorder: A developmental disorder that affects speaking, writing, and expression of nonverbal communication like gestures.

Dysarthria: A speech disorder that affects forming and pronouncing words, and controlling the muscles use for speech.

Stuttering: A speech disorder characterized by repetition of sounds, prolongation of sounds, and interruptions in speech, and other symptom.

Dyslexia: A learning disorder that affects reading and related language processing caused by problems of phonological awareness, visual perception, working memory etc.

Dysgraphia: A learning disorder that affects handwriting and related motor skills caused by problems of phonological awareness, visual perception, working memory etc.

Dyscalculia: A learning disorder that affects calculations and understanding mathematics caused by problems of phonological awareness, visual perception, working memory etc.

Relations with the categories of language skills:

Disorder can develop alone or with more than one. For example, approximately 1/5 of those who has stuttering are said to have a developmental disorder, such as Autism spectrum disorder or ADHD, as a complication.

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