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A condition found in emotionally disturbed children who do not speak or who speak only in certain circumstances |
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| Impairment of deviant development of comprehension or use of spoken, written, or other symbol system. |
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| Inability to speak caused by a speech disorder. |
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| The sound system of language: the rule for using the sounds of language |
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| Disorders that interfere with the comprehension of spoken language |
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| Problems encountered in the oral production of language; an impairment of verbal communication such that the intelligibility of spoken language is reduced. |
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| Retinopathy of Prematurity |
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| A condition that affects the retina and the vitreous humour |
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| an error in the focusing of light by the eye and a frequent reason for reduced visual acuity. |
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| The measure of the smallest image distinguishable by the eye |
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| A tough, tightly stretched tissue that seperates the outer from the middle ear |
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| Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) |
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| The level at which an individual actually understands speech. |
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| An electronic device that provides auditory information to individuals who have severe to profound sensorineural hearing losses in both ears and who receive limited or no benefit from conventional hearing aids. |
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| The form in which the content of a message is expressed. |
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| Hearing losses caused by problems in the mechanical transmission of sound waves through the outer and middle ear. |
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| An opacity of the lens or its capsule that restricts the eye's ability to receive light and interferes with central and peripheral visual acuity. |
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| A condition caused by interocular pressure on the eyeball. |
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| farsightedness caused by too short an eye or too flat a corneal surface. |
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| Nearsightedness; the greatest single cause of defective vision in children and young adults. |
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| A condition in which very bright light blinds the individual and thus decreases acuity. |
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| A condition that results from a malignant tumour on the retina that may spread to the optic nerve and other areas. |
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| One of the most common oculomoter problems, resulting from inefficient ocular motor mobility. |
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| A rhythmic involuntary movement of the eyes. |
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| A condition that results from an irregularity in the curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye |
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| The act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have either experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been treated or trained to extinguish that behavior |
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| Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
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| A term that describes individuals who suffer from chronic disabilities that result in functional limitations in major life activities. |
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| Speech that is an immediate imitation of the speech of some other speaker. |
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| Non-words or words that are obviously peculiar. |
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| Stereotypy, or self-stimulatory behavior, refers to repetitive body movements or repetitive movement of object |
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