Evaluation of intellectual development level of 300 children with language disorder / 中国当代儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the features of intellectual development in children with language disorder.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The developmental quotients (DQs) of motor, object, language and social abilities were evaluated in 300 children with language disorder by Gesell Developmental Schedules.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the 300 children had normal mean DQs of motor ability and lower mean DQs of object, language, and social abilities. Of all children, 31.0% had abnormal motor ability, 49.0% had abnormal object ability, and 52.7% had abnormal social ability. The DQ of language ability was significantly positively correlated with the DQs of the other three abilities (r=0.506, 0.644, and 0.711 respectively, P<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Children with language disorder may have abnormal motor ability, adaptive behavior, and personal-social behavior. Diagnostic intellectual development evaluation and comprehensive intervention for other developmental abnormalities should be performed for these children.</p>