Developmental speech or language disorders

Description

Developmental speech or language disorders arise during the developmental period and are characterised by difficulties in understanding or producing speech and language or in using language in context for the purposes of communication that are outside the limits of normal variation expected for age and level of intellectual functioning. The observed speech and language problems are not attributable to regional, social, or cultural/ethnic language variations and are not fully explained by anatomical or neurological abnormalities. The presumptive aetiology for Developmental speech or language disorders is complex, and in many individual cases, is unknown.

Exclusions from above levels

QE62 – Uncomplicated bereavement
QE84 – Acute stress reaction

Child codes

6A01.0 – Developmental speech sound disorder
6A01.1 – Developmental speech fluency disorder
6A01.2 – Developmental language disorder
6A01.Y – Other specified developmental speech or language disorders
6A01.Z – Developmental speech or language disorders, unspecified

Sibling codes

6A00 – Disorders of intellectual development
6A02 – Autism spectrum disorder
6A03 – Developmental learning disorder
6A04 – Developmental motor coordination disorder
6A05 – Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
6A06 – Stereotyped movement disorder
6A0Y – Other specified neurodevelopmental disorders
6A0Z – Neurodevelopmental disorders, unspecified

Foundation entity

Developmental speech or language disorders – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/33269655

Part of: 06: Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders