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Jake Michaelson, PhD University of Iowa rather than a single cause, developmental language disorder (DLD) is caused by multiple risk factors working together. Parents should not feel a sense of guilt [...]
Laurence B. Leonard, Ph.D. Purdue University People with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) can be found all over the world. Regardless of the language being learned, there are individuals with sig [...]
Rhea Paul, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Sacred Heart University “Einstein didn’t talk until he was four.” “My two-year-old isn’t talking because her big sister talks for her.” “My toddler isn’t talking but he’s had [...]
Sean M. Redmond, Ph.D., and Amy Wilder, M.S. University of Utah Why do we need to compare children’s development? We pay a lot of attention to how kids grow, leading researchers, educators and clinici [...]
Lisa Archibald University of Western Ontario Working memory is to the ability to hold and manipulate information in mind. Here are a few tasks that require working memory: Remembering the cost of item [...]
Karla K. McGregor Boys Town National Research Hospital The school years are a period of rapid vocabulary growth. Although the average student learns about 1000 new root words per year, every child is [...]
Karla McGregor, Ph.D. Boys Town National Research Hospital Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a “neurodevelopmental disorder.” Other neurodevelopmental disorders are: Attention Deficit Hyperacti [...]
By Rouzana Komesidou, Ph.D. MGH Institute of Health Professions Tiffany P. Hogan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP MGH Institute of Health Professions The ability to understand and use language can impact how much a ch [...]
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.