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Purpose: The aim of our study is to evaluate the state of language development after 2 years of children who appeal to the psychiatric clinic with a complaint of speech delay before 3 years of age and how many of them have captured their age in speech. It is also intended to identify the diagnoses that children receive during this process. The study used data from a previous retrospective file scan study in which the information of 0-3-year-old children (n=179) applying to a child psychiatric clinic in a university hospital between 1.1.2018-30.6.2018 was assessed. The phone numbers of the parents of 79 (44.1%) of the children who complain about conversation delay have been investigated from the system records. Parents of 59 accessible children and their children have been held half-configured telephone calls in order to get information about the current situation of their language development, speech and social interactions after 2 years, the diagnoses they have received during the process and educational interventions. The results of the study are presented with identifiable statistics. Results: 11 out of 59 children (18.6 percent) were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, 12 (20.3 percent) with general developmental delay and 11 (18.6 percent) with communication disorder (language disorder n=6.10,2 percent; speaking voice disorder n=5.8,5 percent). 25 (42.4%) found that the child did not receive any diagnosis and that his language development captured his age. 25 (42.4) of the children were given a report of the health council during the process. 30 (57.6%) of children receive special education. Results: The results of our study showed that children who apply to children's psychiatric clinics with a high chance of getting a psychiatric diagnosis in the monitoring with complaints of speech delay in the pre-school age. These children should be closely monitored without being overlooked. The aim of our study was to evaluate the language development and speech status of the children who admitted to child psychiatry outpatient clinics before the age of 3 with a complaint of speech delay and determine the percentage of children who caught their peers in terms of language development. It is also aimed at determining the diagnoses that children received during this process. Materials and Methods: In the study, data from a previous retrospective study that evaluated the information of 0-3 years old children (n=179) who admitted to a University Hospital child psychiatry outpatient clinics between 1.1.2018 and 30.6.2018 was used. Among these children, 79 (44.1%) children with complaints of speech delay were investigated from the system records to find out their parents' telephone numbers. Half-structured telephone interviews were made with the accessible parents of 59 children to obtain information about the current status of children after two years. Language development, speech and social interactions, diagnoses they received meanwhile, and educational interventions were evaluated. The findings of the study are presented with descriptive statistics. Results: 11 (18.6%) children were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, 12 (20.3%) children were diagnosed with general developmental delay, and 11 children were diagnosed with (18.6%) a communication disorder (language disorder n=6, 10.2%; speech sound disorder n=5, 8.5%). 25 (42.4%) children did not receive any diagnosis, and their language development caught up with an average developmental level. In the process, 25 (42.4%) children received a health board report to receive educational interventions. 30 (57.6%) children are in special education. Conclusion: The results of our study showed that children applied to child psychiatry outpatient clinics with a speech delay in pre-school age are likely to receive a psychiatric diagnosis in the follow-up. These children should be closely monitored without neglect. Key words: Language disorders, language delay, child, preschool

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