Approximately 8% of children have a communication or speech and language disorder.1 During the COVID-19 pandemic, lifestyle changes affected the way children live and communicate, including stay-at-home measures, decreases in preschool attendance, and in-person preschool options.2 A study3 in Uruguay found motor and cognitive losses for children during the pandemic compared to a control population. This study was conducted to assess whether there was a change in first-time speech delay diagnoses among US children before and after the pandemic.
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