Table 3.
Patterns of developmental delays among preschool children with at least one delay in individual development*
|
Subareas of development |
Pattern 1 |
Pattern 2 |
Pattern 3 |
Pattern 4 |
Pattern 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolated disorders of pronunciation | Combined delays of pronunciation, grammar, rhythm of speech and psychosocial development | Delays in development of memory, concentration, endurance, abstraction and visual perception | Delays of fine body coordination and grapho-motor coordination | Combination of delays in cognitive and motor development | |
| Gross motor |
0% |
23% |
0.12 |
21% |
41% |
| Fine body coordination |
0% |
0% |
0% |
93% |
94% |
| Grapho-motor coordination |
0% |
0% |
0% |
68% |
77% |
| Pronunciation |
100% |
30% |
21% |
22 |
30% |
| Grammar |
0% |
29% |
8% |
4% |
21% |
| Rhythm of speech |
0% |
34% |
3% |
5% |
10% |
| Memory and concentration |
0% |
6% |
69% |
0% |
88% |
| Endurance |
0% |
1% |
39% |
1% |
58% |
| Abstraction |
0% |
0% |
21% |
0% |
26% |
| Visual perception |
0% |
1% |
31% |
3% |
29% |
| Arithmetic |
0% |
1% |
23% |
4% |
30% |
| Psychosocial | 0% | 28% | 27% | 11% | 33% |
*Presented are the percentages of children presenting delays among those identified as members of the specific cluster; the dominating delays for each cluster are marked in bold and used for the description of the cluster.