| dc.description.abstract | The article is devoted to the assumptions of logopedic care of prematurely born children who are more likely to
suffer from multiple disabilities than children born on time. The fact of being prematurely born is not synonymous
with having a developmental disorder and consequently disability, but it increases the risk of various
abnormalities including multiple developmental disorders. It is connected with impairments and immaturity of
various systems and organs. Developmental disorders of prematurely born children include: cerebral palsy, mental
retardation and sight and hearing impairments which may occur in an isolated form or jointly. These irregularities
are often accompanied by developmental disorders of speech. Because speech is an entity which comprises
competencies and abilities (biological and intellectual), all dysfunctions in the motor, intellectual and sensory
development have a negative influence on the development of linguistic communication. Prematurely born children,
depending on their needs, require care of various specialists, also the care of
a speech therapist which should be directed at the impaired speech functions with regard to specific, often various
problems of a child. | en |
