Karla K. McGregor, Ph.D. Boys Town National Research Hospital Hope Sparks Lancaster, Ph.D. Boys Town National Research Hospital Developmental Language Disorder, or DLD, is a spectrum disorder. Spectru [...]
Karla K. McGregor Boys Town National Research Hospital The school years are a period of rapid vocabulary growth. Although the average student learns about 1000 new root words per year, every child is [...]
Karla McGregor, Ph.D. Boys Town National Research Hospital Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a “neurodevelopmental disorder.” Other neurodevelopmental disorders are: Attention Deficit Hyperacti [...]
Jodi Oliver, a parent with a child diagnosed with DLD, talks about her experience with the disorder, a condition where children have problems understanding and/or using spoken language.
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a condition where children have problems understanding and/or using spoken language. Watch how DLD has impacted Grant's life and how he has coped with his condition
MYTH: My child will outgrow the problem. TRUTH: Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a life-long problem.
MYTH: People with DLD mispronounce speech sounds. TRUTH: People with DLD have trouble understanding and using language, when they are reading and when they are talking with someone.
MYTH: Speech-language pathologists just work on l and r sounds, lisps, and stuttering. TRUTH: Speech-language pathologists help people who struggle with language.
MYTH: Boys are always late to talk. TRUTH: Boys might develop later than girls might, but don't ignore a boy developing later than other boys.