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Semin Speech Lang 2000; Volume 21(Number 1): 0049-0062
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-6865
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Development and Assessment of School-Age and Adolescent Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Dan P. McClowry
  • State of California Department of Education, Diagnostic Center, Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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31 December 2000 (online)

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ABSTRACT

-This article presents a review of the literature regarding the communication problems of school-age children with HIV-infection and the impact of the psychosocial and emotional reactions of these children on their social relationships. An overview of the effects of HIV infection on the central nervous system is followed by descriptions of how hearing, oral motor function, speech, language, reading and written language may be affected.

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school-aged children with HIV - adolescents with HIV - communication disorders and HIV