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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening

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Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: January 2024

Workgroups: Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication Disorders Workgroup

The United States Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) found that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for speech and language delay and disorders in children age 5 years or younger. This recommendation applies to children whose parents, caregivers, or clinicians don’t have specific concerns about their speech, language, hearing, or development. 

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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Increase the proportion of children and adolescents with communication disorders who have seen a specialist in the past year — HOSCD‑05
Baseline only

Suggested Citation

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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2024). Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening.