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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Karla McGregor, Ph.D. Boys Town National Research Hospital Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a “neurodevelopmental disorder.” Other neurodevelopmental disorders are: Attention Deficit Hyperacti [...]
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).
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.
Many parents of children who have Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), have never heard of DLD. Here we explore some potential reasons and provide some guidelines for those of you who are seeking a diagnosis.
It is helpful to know what terms are being used to refer to DLD. The terms have been broken down into three categories: research terms, clinical terms (including terms used for insurance purposes), and educational policy terms.