Language difficulties are increasingly recognized in children with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate (NSCLP), yet little is known about their language profile in Turkish-speaking populations. This study aimed to examine multidimensional language performance in Turkish-speaking children with a history of NSCLP.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingAcoustically controlled University-affiliated audiology...
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Discussion
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Audiologists and speech-language pathologists working with Turkish-speaking children with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate should assess language skills across multiple dimensions, not just speech sound production, as broader language deficits may be present.
Demonstrates that language difficulties in children with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate extend beyond speech articulation, supporting broader, multidimensional language assessment protocols in this population.
- 01Turkish-speaking school-aged children with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate show multidimensional language difficulties.
- 02Language deficits extend beyond speech sounds to broader linguistic domains.
- 03Findings support routine, comprehensive language assessment in this population.
- 04Study adds cross-linguistic evidence from Turkish, a language underrepresented in cleft research.
- 05Nonsyndromic cleft means no associated genetic syndrome was identified.
Children with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate exhibit multidimensional language performance deficits compared to typically developing peers.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42852845
- DOI
- 10.1177/10556656261496023.
- Journal
- The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Turkish-speaking school-aged children with nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate
- Intervention
- Multidimensional language assessment
- Comparator
- Typically developing Turkish-speaking children (presumed)
Primary outcomes
Multidimensional language performance scores across linguistic domains