Interactive Mobile Communication, Technologies and Learning Conference
IMCL 2021: New Realities, Mobile Systems and Applications pp 559–568
Although a high prevalence of developmental speech/language disorders (3–17%) has been reported in
the current literature still many children are underdiagnosed resulting to miss out on effective
interventions that could be of more impact if administered early. The utilization of digital and mobile
technologies in health and learning has evolved, presenting new opportunities for monitoring, decision
making, classification and assessment procedures. This study focuses on reporting and justifying a
protocol for the design and development of a digital approach intended to support and enhance screening
and early detection procedures of developmental speech/language difficulties in child communication
using smart computing models, sensors, and early diagnostic speech and language deficiencies indicators.
The proposed solution will be designed and developed in phases. The design consists of (i) an interactive
game-based digital approach for the child, (ii) an online environment to collect necessary data from
parents, and clinicians (iii) the full functional specification of the game-based activities together with the
overall architecture of the proposed innovative system. The proposed smart innovative system has the
potential to support digital health care on children’s communication skills, suggesting a positive economic
impact according to current digital trends.