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Diagnostic Features of Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)

Written by Najwa Bashir Stuttering Sometimes called stammering and more generally disfluent speech, stuttering is a speech condition marked by repeating sounds, syllables, or words; sound delay; and speech breaks called blocks (NIDCD, 2017). The childhood-onset fluency disorder is a chronic change in the normal flow and timing of speech that is not proper for […]

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Diagnostic Features of Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Written by Najwa Bashir Narcissism Book III of Ovid’s Metamorphoses is where the word “narcissism” was first used. There is a story that Narcissus falls in love with his own image because of a curse. Narcissism, on the other hand, wasn’t used in psychology until the late 1800s (Mitra et al., 2024). Northcote (1929) says […]

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Diagnostic Features of Language Disorder

Written by Najwa Bashir Language Disorder Language disorder is characterized by problems with vocabulary understanding and sentence structure, which lead to deficits in language learning and use. These problems can be noticed when sending and receiving information in spoken, written, and sign language. Symptoms may include having a smaller or more limited vocabulary than would […]

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Diagnostic Features of Intellectual Disability

Written by Najwa Bashir Generally referred to as intelligence, intellectual functioning encompasses a broad variety of mental abilities, including the capacity for logical thinking, practical intelligence (problem-solving), learning, language skills, and so on. It can take many different forms, including talents, behaviors, ideas, and emotions. Stated differently, the ability to comprehend and engage with reality […]