delayed speech

the failure of speech to develop at the expected age. It may be due to developmental delay, hearing loss, brain injury, intellectual disability, psychological disorder, or emotional disturbance.

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Psychology term of the day

January 28th 2025

typology

n. any analysis of a particular category of phenomena (e.g., individuals, things) into classes based on common characteristics, such as a typology of personality. —typological adj.