"Insufficient evidence" for screening for speech/language delays under age 5.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Knopf, Alison
- Source
- Brown University Child & Adolescent Behavior Letter. Apr2024, Vol. 40 Issue 4, p1-6. 6p.
- Subject
- *SPEECH evaluation
*LANGUAGE acquisition
*MEDICAL protocols
*SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics)
*LANGUAGE disorders in children
*CHILDREN
RESEARCH evaluation
- Language
- ISSN
- 1058-1073
In January the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children 5 years or younger who don't show any signs or symptoms of delays. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]