Developmental language disorder (DLD) is 50 times more prevalent than hearing impairment and 5 times more prevalent than autism. Yet, DLD often goes undiagnosed. Read about identifying DLD and evaluating communication.
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 [...]
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. [...]
Karla K. McGregor, Ph.D. Boys Town National Research Hospital The terms used to refer to developmental language disorder vary by setting and purpose. Keep this resource handy to reduce confusion. Use [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 ( [...]
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 [...]
Caroline Bowen, A.M., Ph.D. Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia EVIDENCE-BASED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PRACTICES Good practice is based on scientific evidence. It is an agreement between (1), the needs of [...]
Jason C. Chow, Ph.D. University of Maryland at College Park Some children with DLD not only have trouble with language but also with behavior. Their behavior problems may be especially noticeable in t [...]