ICD-11 code : 6A01;
Preferred Label : Developmental speech or language disorders;
ICD-11 definition : Developmental speech or language disorders arise during the developmental period and
are characterized by difficulties in understanding or producing speech and language
or in using language in context for the purposes of communication that are outside
the limits of normal variation expected for age and level of intellectual functioning.
The observed speech and language problems are not attributable to social or cultural
factors (e.g., regional dialects) and are not fully explained by anatomical or neurological
abnormalities. The presumptive etiology for Developmental speech or language disorders
is complex, and in many individual cases is unknown.;
ICD-11 "other" category code : 6A01.Y;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 6A01.Z;
Origin ID : 33269655;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Developmental speech or language disorders arise during the developmental period and
are characterized by difficulties in understanding or producing speech and language
or in using language in context for the purposes of communication that are outside
the limits of normal variation expected for age and level of intellectual functioning.
The observed speech and language problems are not attributable to social or cultural
factors (e.g., regional dialects) and are not fully explained by anatomical or neurological
abnormalities. The presumptive etiology for Developmental speech or language disorders
is complex, and in many individual cases is unknown.
