Phoniatrics Late Language Emergence / Language Delay Language Disorders / Autism Spectrum Disorder

- Research needs

Suggestions for possible research areas that can be further investigated included:

▪️  Effectiveness of using augmented means in conjunction with verbal output and regular language enhancement therapy in children with severe communication disorders.

▪️  The importance of routine audiological assessment and tympanometry in children with language delay and with no reported hearing concerns.

▪️   Development of standardized Arabic assessment tools for all age groups

▪️  Evidence based proof which language to start to assess in bilingual children

▪️   Role of total communication vs verbal communication in mild-moderate cases of non-verbal children with autism spectrum disorder

▪️   Comorbidities in language disorders with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

▪️   Comorbidities in language disorders with apraxia of speech (verbal dyspraxia)

▪️  Genetic basis of language disorders

▪️   The efficacy of using AAC among Egyptian children with autism

▪️   Vocabulary development across different curriculums/school systems in Egypt

▪️   Prevalence of oral motor dysfunction in children with delayed language development

▪️   Developmental norms for Egyptian children as regard all language skills

▪️  Language development in balanced bilingual children

▪️  A comparative study between communication profile of mild ASD associated with language disorders and Social Communication Disorders

▪️   Screening and early diagnosis of mild Autism Spectrum Disorders

▪️  Management of mild Autism Spectrum Disorders

▪️   Effect of ethnographic issues and culture biased issues related to parents’ responses to CARS (Childhood Autism Rating Scale)

▪️   Correlation between findings obtained by open-ended parent questionnaires and CARS findings

▪️   Effectiveness and efficacy of different language therapeutic programs

▪️   Etiological factors related to Specific Language Impairment

▪️    Etiological factors related to Autism Spectrum Disorder

▪️   Global assessment protocol for Autism Spectrum Disorder

▪️   Studying prognosis of autistic children having a metabolic disorder