Parents of a 5-year-old child tell the nurse they are concerned about their child's speech development by stating, "No one can understand him but us." What clinical classification of speech disorder does the nurse suspect?
a. Global language delay
b. Expressive language delay
c. Language loss
d. Articulation disorder
ANS: D
When parents are the only people to understand their preschool child, an articulation disorder is suspected.
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