DLD in Young Adulthood: What Do We Know?
Pascale Dubois, Université Laval McGill University Marie-Catherine St-Pierre, Université Laval Chantal Desmarais, Université Laval Frédéric Guay, Université Laval Young adulthood is an exciting [...]
What does DLD look like in Mandarin Chinese?
Li Sheng & Pumpki Lei Su University of Delaware Based on research from the USA and UK, about 7% of the population have Developmental Language Disorder. By extrapolation, that would mean there are [...]
DLD Poster
Click the link below to download the DLD poster created by Dr. Janna Oetting. DOWNLOAD POSTER [...]
What Does It Mean That My Child Is At-Risk For DLD?
Tyler T. Christopulos Ph.D., CCC-SLP University of Utah What does it mean to be “at-risk”? What does it mean to be "at-risk"? “Risk” means the chance that something is dangerous. For example, smoking [...]
Individualized Intervention for Children with DLD
Susan Ebbels, Ph.D. Director, Moor House Research and Training Institute Language and communication skills are vital in our personal, social and work lives in a highly verbal world. All children deser [...]
Bilingualism & DLD
Elizabeth D. Peña University of California, Irvine Lisa M. Bedore Temple University How can we identify DLD in bilingual children? Bilingual children with DLD have a hard time learning both of their l [...]
Gender Differences in Language Development and Disorder
Amy Wilder The University of Utah Aren’t girls naturally better at language than boys? Does this explain why fewer girls than boys receive speech-language therapy? Researchers have been looking into g [...]
What is a Neurodevelopmental Disorder?
Karla McGregor, Ph.D. Boys Town National Research Hospital Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a “neurodevelopmental disorder.” Other neurodevelopmental disorders are: Attention Deficit Hyperacti [...]
Introduction to Developmental Language Disorder
Rare is the layperson who has heard of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). This is not because DLD is rare or inconsequential. In the United States, DLD is 50 times more prevalent than hearing impairment and five times more prevalent than autism (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015).