{
  "id": 4876460,
  "title": "Children with speech sound disorders often face additional challenges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/children-with-speech-sound-disorders-often-face-additional-challenges",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-01T14:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-children-speech-disorders-additional.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Speech sound disorders (SSD) in children are a common group of developmental difficulties that affect how speech sounds are planned and produced. In her thesis, \"Oral Motor, Sensory and Developmental Indicators in Children with Speech Sound Disorders: A Clinical Cohort Study,\" Helena Björelius studied children ages 4 to 9 who had been referred for specialist assessment of speech and oral motor…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}