A 36-month-old of normal intelligence who produces only one-word phrases would be most likely to be diagnosed with which of the following?
A) specific language impairment
B) late language emergence
C) speech sound disorder
D) specific learning disorder

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A 36-month-old child producing only one-word phrases would be considered to have late language emergence, as they are not yet using two-word phrases which is typical of their age range. Specific language impairment refers to language difficulties that are not due to other conditions such as hearing loss, and would present as more pervasive language difficulties. Speech sound disorder refers to difficulties in producing speech sounds, and specific learning disorder refers to difficulties with academic skills such as reading and math, which is not the issue with the one-word phrases in this case.

A 36-Month-Old of Normal Intelligence Who Produces Only One-Word Phrases