The App for children with language disorders to integrate into society

About this project

<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif">Statistics shows that the number of children with various developmental disorders is increasing in Lithuania. Autism, dyslexia, hyperactive children - these are the terms that parents interpret with anxiety and teachers complain about. In the year of 2013, 1006 children were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, whereas in 2018 the number increased up to 1896, ie 1.7 times higher.&nbsp;<br> Due to the growing statistical curve, the state is unable to adapt to the growing number of such children and does not provide all the necessary assistance to families. Increasingly, children with language disorders or simply the ones, that gained little spoken language experience are coming to the first classes. Language difficulties reduce the possibility of cooperation and exchange of information with peers, which can lead to a lower social status in the group, a higher risk of behavioral disorders may emerge, and the development of other cognitive processes is often delayed. In order to reduce this process, the method-tool LingoLT will be developed by the company “Nareka”. LingoLT is an innovative method, more precisely, an App to use on a phone or tablet, which systematically changes or supports natural language and creates alternative communication between a child with a speech disorder and his immediate environment, especially with parents, relatives, and further with education professionals, friends, and so on.&nbsp;<br> The main aim of the project is to test and develop a mobile app for children with speech disorders.</span></span></span></span></p>