Do you have Developmental Language Disorder?
Developmental Language Disorder is a mouthful to say! You can call Developmental Language Disorder DLD for short. It’s fine to just say ‘Language Disorder’ too. What is DLD? DLD is a difficulty learni [...]
What You Should Know about DLD Among Students at College and University
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is often diagnosed in the late preschool or early primary school years, so we often think of it as something that affects children only. But, for most people, DLD [...]
Developmental Language Disorder as a Spectrum
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 [...]
When are Developmental Language Problems a Disorder?
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 [...]
What Does DLD Look Like in Mandarin Chinese?
Li Sheng, Ph.D. and Pumpki Lei Su, Ph.D. University of Delaware Based on research from the USA and UK, about 7% of the population have Developmental Language Disorder. By extrapolation, that would me [...]
Testing Language Ability
Laurence B. Leonard, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Purdue University Speech-language pathologists use standardized tests to diagnose developmental language disorder (DLD). The tests should be valid, meaning they me [...]