Child health care nurses' experience of language screening for 2.5‐year‐old children: A qualitative study

Abstract

Most children's language acquisition occurs within a predictable time frame. Although the phenomenon is highly robust, some children exhibit deviations in language development. Approximately, 5%-8% of the child population exhibit various language delays (Law, Charlton, & Asmussen, 2017). In a Swedish population-based study the prevalence of language delays for children was 6% (Miniscalco, 2003).Variances in reported prevalence is probably mainly due to differences in terminology (Bishop, 2017). A child's early environment, genetic predisposition, interaction with caregivers, risk factors such as neglect or exposure to violence, and socio-economic conditions,