Developmental and Communication Disorders in Children with Intellectual Disability: The Place of Early Intervention for Effective Inclusion

Abstract

The paper attempts to discuss the place of intervention in the developmental and communication disorders of children with intellectual disability for the purpose of providing effective inclusion programme. The definition of early intervention was stated, areas affected by children communication disorder such as language comprehension, fluency, articulation, morphology, pragmatics among others was examined. Guidelines required for providing early intervention and the benefits of early intervention to the child were highlighted.

Keywords: Development, Communication disorder, Early Intervention, Inclusion