02017caa a2200229 4500 210629s9999 xx 000 0 und d 2377-2484 Swapna Narayanan Speech, language and swallowing difficulties in achild with aids Informa UK Limited 2017 Department of Speech-Language Pathology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysuru, India Department of SpeechLanguage Sciences, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysuru, India niharikamkaiish@gmail.com 34-42 Volume 2 Issue 1 AIDS has a great impact on the modern society as a source of illness and discrimination. It cancause a wide spectrum of disorders which can affect the health and life style of individuals.Globally, the number of individuals with AIDS is increasing and the count of such children isalso rising drastically. AIDS caused by HIV is known to invade different systems of the bodyincluding the central nervous system thus causing neurological abnormalities/complications inchildren. Children infected with HIV may present with various types of communication disorders.Speech-language pathologists have investigated and reported the assessment and treatment ofHIV-infected individuals in the past. However, studies are limited in the line of profiling thenature of communication and swallowing deficits seen in them. The present case study reports adetailed speech, language and swallowing profile of a child infected with HIV. Effective combin-ation of medical and non-medical treatment for the HIV infection witnessed a great deal ofimprovement in this child. The importance of care and precautions to be considered while treat-ing such children is highlighted. HIV/AIDS; speech-language;swallowing Niharika M. Kalappa ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA CASE REPORTS https://doi.org/10.1080/23772484.2017.1297681 FJAS FJAS 17721 17721