AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

SCHIZOPHRENIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Can Language Disorder be diagnosed in a person who is Deaf or hard of hearing?
A
Yes, it can
B
No, it cannot
C
It depends on whether or not the person uses American Sign Language
D
It depends on the person’s level of functioning (taking into account their level of hearing and exposure to language)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To diagnose language disorder, speech and language therapists will give the child a few tests. These tests will show how well the child can understand and speak language. A child is diagnosed if they cannot communicate as well as other children their age and they struggle with: Knowing a lot of words.

Detailed explanation-2: -A child may have a language disorder if he has difficulty getting his meaning across through speech, writing, or even gestures. Some children have a language disorder even though they produce sounds well and have clear speech. Difficulty expressing meaning to other people is called an expressive language disorder.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term “hearing impaired” is often used to describe people with any degree of hearing loss, from mild to profound, including those who are deaf and those who are hard of hearing.

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