Editor’s Note - مجله Iranian Rehabilitation Journal سرمقاله

There are dif- ferent speech and language disorders which might be observed among both childern and adults such as stuttering, articulatory problems speech and lan- guage disorders, learning impairment and disabilities , mental retardation , autism and cerebrovascular disorders . Any form of sensory or motor disorders may lead to some type of speech and language problems and may have an impact on individual mental health and family relationship . The educational program for rehabili- tation specialities goes back to 1973 that rehabilitation faculty of Iran med- ical university started to train experts and specialists in different rehabilita- tion disciplines including speech & language pathologist at BSc degree . The speech language pathologists provide professional services in hos- pitals , rehabilitation centers , special schools , private practice and other related centers. There's about 1000 rehabilitation cen- ters ( State , private and non- govern- mental funded ) that provide rehabilita- tion services by qualified professionals including speech language pathologists .