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Longitudinal Data on Speech Outcomes in Internationally Adopted Children Compared with Non-Adopted Children with Cleft Lip and Palate
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Okhiria, Åsa; Persson, Christina; Johansson, Monica Blom; Hakelius, Malin; Nowinski, Daniel – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: At the beginning of the 21st century, international adoptions of children with cleft lip and/or palate increased dramatically in Sweden. Many children arrived partially or totally unoperated, despite being at an age when palatoplasty has usually been performed. To date, the speech development of internationally adopted (IA) children…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Adoption, Children, Congenital Impairments