Diagnóstico y evaluación logopédica de las dificultades del habla en niños/as y adolescentes de 7 a 18 años con discapacidad intelectual de algunos centros de educación especial de Cuenca

Abstract

The aim of this thesis was to diagnose and evaluate speech difficulties in children and youth 7-18 years with intellectual disabilities from special education centers Agustin Cueva Tamariz, Integration Pilot Center of Azuay, Adinea, San Jose de Calazan.

A descriptive study was conducted, to determine the frequency of speech disorders in a universe of 249 children and young people between 7 and 18 years, who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and who volunteered to enter the study.

The test of Articulation was applied that had an objective to evaluate the articulator level and the presence of some phonological simplification processes in children or patients; the Test of Oral Mechanism Periphery to determine if there were problems in the structure or functioning of the speech mechanism. An assessment of stuttering to see the subject's verbal fluency, and an observation sheet and interview behaviors focused record of each patient.

The dislalia is the most common speech disorder with 82.2%, a higher percentage of speech disorders was found between the ages of 10-12 years, with 36.2% while the largest percentage of the gender is found in the male gender with 63.1%, with the lowest female gender percentage with 36.8%. The majority of speech disorders in children and youth whose parents have only primary instruction with 44.1% in the case of parents and 55.2%, in the case of mothers.

KEYWORDS: INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, SPEECH DISORDERS/ CLASSIFICATION, SPEECH DISORDERS/DIAGNOSIS, ADOLESCENT, CHILD, ASSESSMENT/METHODS.