What role does culture and language play in developmental delays?
Hand in hand however, is a doctor’s failure to accurately diagnose a child’s need or condition because of the existing language and cultural barriers. As Dr. Flores further notes, Language issues profoundly impact quality, outcomes, and patient satisfaction in pediatric care. When caring for LEP families, monolingual clinicians should use trained medical interpreters and published guidelines for interpreter use or risk poor adherence, misdiagnoses, medical errors, and disastrous outcomes. A methodologically flawed study suggested that “language minority” children attending bilingual or monolingual English preschools rapidly lose native language proficiency, resulting in disruption of parent-child communication and a high-risk developmental course. More recent studies demonstrate that Latino children attending bilingual preschool, compared with those remaining at home, show equivalent gains in Spanish-language development but greater gains in English proficiency. Parents should be encou
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