There are 3 words in the term, Developmental Language Disorder. Developmental means that the condition starts over the course of development. Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is not acquired or a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Click the link below to download the DLD poster created by Dr. Janna Oetting. DOWNLOAD POSTER [...]
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 [...]