Pediatric speech disorders for children aged 0 to 12 years more than doubled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with infants aged 0 to 2 years most affected, according to a research brief from Komodo Health.
The analysis from Komodo’s Healthcare Map primarily compared new diagnosis rates of speech disorders for the population in the pre-and post-COVID-19 pandemic timeframe. January 1, 2018, through December, 2019, is defined as the pre-pandemic era, while January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2022, is defined as the post-pandemic era in this analysis.