Graduation Year
2007
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Granting Department
Special Education
Major Professor
Ann Cranston-Gingras, Ph.D.
Co-Major Professor
Arthur M. Guilford, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Robert Dedrick, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Amaya Ramos, M.D.
Committee Member
Daphne Thomas, Ph.D.
Keywords
Language disorders, Internalizing behavior, Externalizing behavior, Co-existing, Schools
Abstract
This study investigated the language skills and behavior characteristic of 63 students with severe behavior disorders who were referred by a large, mostly urban school district for a neuropsychiatric evaluation between 2001 and 2005. Archival data were retrieved by chart review for this study and was used to answer the following questions: 1) What is the prevalence of language disorders in children referred for a psychiatric evaluation? 2) Do behavioral symptoms vary among children with and without a language disorder? and 3) What is the initial area of concern identified by the parents of children with language and behavior disorders? The study revealed: (1) prevalence rates of language disorders in children with severe behavior was 57%; (2) behavioral symptoms did not vary significantly among children with and without language disorders on the parent version of Child Behavior Check List; and (3) no relationship existed between parent initial area of concern about their child and communication. Study results support the need for teacher education about the high prevalence of language disorders in children with severe behavioral problems in school populations.
Scholar Commons Citation
Curtwright, Brenda J., "Prevalence of Language Disorders Among Children with Severe Behavioral Problems Referred for a Psychiatric Evaluation by a Large Urban School District" (2007). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/684
