Behaviour problems associated with lack of speech in people with learning disabilities

C Bott; R Farmer; J Rhode

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.1997.tb00671.x

Behaviour problems associated with lack of speech in people with learning disabilities

J Intellect Disabil Res. 1997 Feb:41 ( Pt 1):3-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1997.tb00671.x.

Authors

C Bott¹, R Farmer, J Rhode

Affiliation

¹ Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Charing Cross and Westminter Medical School, London, England.

PMID: 9089454
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1997.tb00671.x

Abstract

It has been observed in a population of people with learning disabilities that people with good understanding but no speech have significantly more behaviour problems than those with good speech. This observation was confirmed by testing a data set of 3662 people. The purpose of the study was to stress the importance of teaching communication techniques as early as possible in order to pre-empt behaviour problems.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Humans
Learning Disabilities / complications*
Learning Disabilities / diagnosis
Mental Disorders / complications*
Mental Disorders / diagnosis
Severity of Illness Index
Speech Disorders / complications*
Speech Disorders / diagnosis