Butler Neville R., Peckham Catherine, Sheridan Mary
Br Med J. 1973 Feb 3;1(5848):253-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5848.253.
A series of screening procedures applied on a national scale by doctors, teachers, and health visitors showed that between 10% and 13% of British 7-year-old children born in one week in 1958 were reported as having an appreciable degree of speech impairment. Between 1% and 2% had a marked speech defect though hearing normally. This latter group of speech-defective children were more often male and of poor family background, and more were born towards the end of a long family. They were often at a disadvantage educationally and had more clumsiness and defects of vision and visuomotor co-ordination than the rest of the sample. The methods used for screening provided a reliable guide in the selection of children who require further investigation.
医生、教师和健康访视员在全国范围内实施的一系列筛查程序表明，在1958年某一周出生的英国7岁儿童中，有10%至13%的儿童被报告有明显程度的言语障碍。1%至2%的儿童虽然听力正常，但有明显的言语缺陷。后一组有言语缺陷的儿童男性居多，家庭背景较差，而且更多是在大家庭生育后期出生的。他们在教育方面往往处于劣势，比其他样本儿童更笨拙，视力和视觉运动协调能力也有更多缺陷。所采用的筛查方法为挑选需要进一步调查的儿童提供了可靠的指导。
