Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

The Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (대한한방신경정신과학회)
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Intellectual Characteristics of Specific Language Disorder and Borderline Intelligence-Language Disorder

단순언어장애아동과 경계선지능 언어발달장애아동의 인지특성

  • Yu, Gyung (Speech and Language Clinic, Woosuk University Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Lak-Hyung (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, Woosuk University Medical Center) ;
  • Jeong, Eun-Hee (Dept. of Special Education, Chosun University)
  • 유경 (우석대학교 부속한방병원 언어치료실) ;
  • 김락형 (우석대학교 부속한방병원 한방신경정신과) ;
  • 정은희 (조선대학교 특수교육학과)
  • Published : 2008.03.30
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Abstract

Objective : The objective of this study is to investigate the intellectual characteristics of the specific language impairment(SLI) and the borderline intelligence-language disorder (BI-LD). Method : 30 Children participated in this study, IS children with SLI(K-WISC-ill FIQ above 85, Test of Problem Solving score below -1.25SD, verbal comprehension factor index of K-WISC III below 80), 14 children with BI-LD(K-WISC-ill FIQ $70^{\sim}85$, Test of Problem Solving score below -1.25SD, verbal comprehension factor index of K-WISC III below 80). All students were evaluated with K-WISC III, Test of Problem Solving. full-scale IQ (FSIQ), \ verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ), Verbal Comprehension Index, and Test of Problem Solving score were compared between two groups. Result : All subtests scores of PIQ in the SLI were significantly higher than those in the BI-LD. there was no significant difference in the subtests scores of VIQ. In the VIQ subtests, Information, Arithmetic, Comprehension score were higher in the SLI compared to the BI-LD, but the score of Similarities and Vocabulary were similar between two groups. Conclusion: These results suggest that inspite of the difference of PIQ, SLI and BI-LD have similar language abilities, and there are some different intellectual characteristics between SLI and BI-LD

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