Attention Deficit and Its Relationship to Articulation and Speech Disorder among Children with Mild Mental Disability

Document Type : Original Article

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Ain-Shams University

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Abstract:
This Study aimed to identify the relationship between attention deficit and articulation and speech disorder among children with mild mental disability. Gender differences in this regard were also investigated. The participants were (40) child with mild mental disability (25 males – 15 females) between (6 - 9) years.  Both scales of attention deficit and articulation and speech disorder were utilized. Results indicated that there was statistically significant positive correlation between attention deficit and articulation and speech disorder. Additionally, there were statistically significant differences in both variables of attention deficit and articulation and speech disorder attributed to gender (in favor of males).

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