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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 12.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2017 Jul 8;140(2):e20162964. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-2964

TABLE 2.

Additional Disabilities and Percentage of Occurrence (Based on the 81 Children Who Were Reported to Have One or More Additional Disabilities Thought to Impact Speech and/or Language Development)

Disability Percentage of Participants
Cognitive 58
Motor 44
Vision 40
Brain damage 12
Cleft lip and/or palate 12
Seizures 12
Cerebral palsy 11
Sensorimotor integration 9
Balance 7
Emotional and/or behavioral 6
Autism spectrum disorder 4
Other 23

Percentages total to more than 100% because some participants had more than 1 additional disability.