20.500.12556/RUL-137811 Public awareness of developmental language disorder in Croatia, Italy and Slovenia Background: Previous research, although scarce, has indicated that the general public is still relatively unaware of developmental language disorder (DLD), one of the most common (neuro)developmental disorders. Raising awareness would increase timely involvement in intervention procedures. Aims: To examine public awareness of DLD in the neighbouring countries of Croatia, Italy and Slovenia, as well as to assess the influence of age, gender and education level on that awareness. Also, to investigate public knowledge about the professionals who recognize DLD and to compare the awareness of DLD with that of other (neuro)developmental disorders in childhood. Methods & Procedures: A convenience sample of adults living in the countries of the Adriatic region—Croatia (N = 92), Italy (N = 105) and Slovenia (N = 90)—were asked to fill out a paper-and-pencil questionnaire (public survey) developed within the Working Group 3 of the COST Action IS1406. Responses were analysed quantitatively as a function of age, gender, education level and country using the t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Outcomes & Results: Public awareness of DLD is still unsatisfactory in all three countries. Around 70% of respondents reported having heard of DLD; however, only around 20% of Croatian, 40% of Italian and 5% of Slovenian respondents provided an adequate definition of DLD. Differences in research and clinical traditions may explain the observed variations amongst the three countries. Education level was the only variable that was significantly associated with an awareness of DLD in Croatia and Italy: there, more educated people showed a higher awareness and more correct knowledge, which was not found in the Slovenian sample. Respondents generally perceived speech and language pathologists (SLPs) as the professionals responsible for recognizing DLD. Finally, people possess the highest awareness of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), while the awareness of DLD and other (neuro)developmental disorders is equally low. Conclusions & Implications: Public awareness of DLD varies substantially among the three countries, but there is space for improvement in each of them. The findings of this study build on the existing data from the international group of collaborators, and argue for well-planned, systematic awareness-raising activities in the region. developmental language disorder public awareness public survey speech and language pathologist jezikovne motnje ozaveščanje javnosti govorne motnje govorna terapija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-07-01 10:43:10 2022-07-01 10:43:11 2022-12-21 03:36:43 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 Str. 1269-1280 iss. 6 Vol. 57 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 376.1-056.264 1460-6984 10.1111/1460-6984.12752 113293571 Intl_J_Lang___Comm_Disor_-_2022_-_Kuva__Kraljevi_-_Public_awareness_of_deve.pdf Intl_J_Lang___Comm_Disor_-_2022_-_Kuva__Kraljevi_-_Public_awareness_of_deve.pdf 1 56D0E5575EA9AF48729DB124228574D8 6f2e35c1dbb65be54512b8ce394c4dfbdec1afdaa4c008f37d87897fbbc1e5b2 3d79d8a9-806b-11ed-9c94-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=165141 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1460-6984.12752 0 d6b61035-fb67-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=157959 Pedagoška fakulteta 0 0 0