Determining the Cut Point for Identifying Developmental Language Disorder with Norm-referenced Tests
Elena Plante, Ph.D. University of Arizona Why might a child with developmental language disorder (DLD) qualify for language services in one district but not another? It is not because the child's DLD [...]
Communicating a Diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder to Families: The Need for Cultural Humility
Leslie E. Kokotek University of Cincinnati Karla N. Washington University of Toronto @lls_ped Receiving the diagnosis of a child’s neurodevelopmental disability is an emotional moment for any family. [...]
How to Tell Someone You Have DLD
Anna Sowerbutts Homerton Healthcare and UCL, Co-author of DLD and Me: Supporting Children and Young People with DLD Twitter: @pinchof_SaLT Sometimes it might be helpful to tell someone, like a family [...]
Useful Strategies for Students with DLD in the Middle School, High School, and College Environments
Amanda Finer Speech and Language Therapist and co-author of DLD and Me: Supporting Children and Young People with DLD Twitter: @AmandaFiner Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is different for every [...]
Lifestyles of Adults with DLD
Nicola Botting, Ph.D. City University of London People with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) grow up into all sorts of different adults. We ran a large project following up with people with DLD ( [...]
What's in a label?: Unpacking the pros and cons of speech and language diagnoses
Hope Gerlach-Houck, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Western Michigan University Parenting can be one of the greatest joys in life, but the weight of making decisions for our children can feel daunting. When faced with [...]