Unspecified communication disorder – for those who have symptoms of a communication disorder but who do not meet all criteria, and whose symptoms cause distress or impairment. Examples
Examples of disorders that may include or create challenges in language and communication and/or may co-occur with the above disorders:

autism spectrum disorders - autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDDNOS), and Asperger disorder – developmental disorders that affect the brains normal development of social and communication skills. expressive language disorder – affects speaking and understanding where there is no delay in non-verbal intelligence. mixed receptive-expressive language disorder – affects speaking, understanding, reading and writing where there is no delay in non-verbal intelligence. specific language impairment – a language disorder that delays the mastery of language skills in children who have no hearing loss or other developmental delays. SLI is also called developmental language disorder, language delay, or developmental dysphasia. Sensory impairments
Blindness – A link between communication skills and visual impairment with children who are blind is currently being investigated. Deafness/frequent ear infections – Trouble with hearing during language acquisition may lead to spoken language problems. Children with frequent ear infections may temporarily develop problems pronouncing words correctly. Some of the above communication disorders can occur with people who use sign language. The inability to hear is not in itself a communication disorder. Aphasia
Aphasia is loss of the ability to produce or comprehend language. There are acute aphasias which result from stroke or brain injury, and primary progressive aphasias caused by progressive illnesses such as dementia.
A 42-year-old male patient was brought into Vancouvers St. Pauls Hospital after falling asleep in a kneeling position, which caused compartment syndrome and a buildup of pressure in his legs. When doctors drew the mans blood prior to performing the surgery to relieve the pressure from the mans legs, they noted his blood was green. A sample of the blood was immediately sent to a lab. In this case, sulfhemoglobinemia was possibly caused by the patient taking higher-than-prescribed doses of sumatriptan. References
External links
Cancer Web Project Online Medical Dictionary