Sustained difficulties in using verbal and nonverbal communication as related to social purposes of communication with others is known as
A) fluency disorder.
B) social (pragmatic) communication disorder.
C) malocclusion.
D) resonance disorder.

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Sustained difficulties in using verbal and nonverbal communication as related to social purposes of communication with others is known as social (pragmatic) communication disorder. A fluency disorder refers to disruptions in the flow of speech such as stuttering. Malocclusion refers to misalignment of teeth. A resonance disorder refers to abnormalities in the sound of the voice due to problems with the resonance of the vocal tract.

Sustained Difficulties in Using Verbal and Nonverbal Communication as Related