| Abstrakt: |
Clinical records of 42 children with functional articulation disorders characterized by vowel and diphthong distortion were studied to reveal any peculiar features of this group. The data studied were speech patterns, sex distribution, intelligence, interaction between intelligence and sex, position in the family constellation, duration of therapy, and personality factors. The findings showed evidence in this group of a characteristic speech pattern, an unusually high proportion of males to females, and personality factors tending to include immaturity, anxiety, poor body image, organicity, insecurity, distortion of reality, and repressed aggression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
