Abstract
MethodsThirty-three children with diagnosed specific developmental disorders of speech and language and 33 healthy controls matched for age and gender were compared based on their cognitive performance. In this study, a German test for cognitive functions in preschoolers (KET-KID) and a test for nonverbal intellectual abilities (CPM) were used. The aim of the study was to determine possible comorbid disabilities in children with specific developmental disorders of speech and language.ResultsHaving normal nonverbal intellectual abilities, the children with specific developmental disorders of speech and language showed significant impairments in articulation, auditory memory, spatial perception, and visual construction compared with the controls.ConclusionChildren with specific developmental disorders of speech and language show an increased risk for impairment in other cognitive domains. Delayed lateralization development related to cerebral maturation, as well as the associated graphomotor deficits, could have consequences for school performance. Therefore, these children should be tested as early as possible and should receive additional support if required.
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