Determining the Cut Point for Identifying Developmental Language Disorder with Norm-referenced Tests
Elena Plante, Ph.D. University of Arizona Why might a child with developmental language disorder (DLD) qualify for language services in one district but not another? It is not because the child's DLD [...]
How to Tell Someone You Have DLD
Anna Sowerbutts Homerton Healthcare and UCL, Co-author of DLD and Me: Supporting Children and Young People with DLD Twitter: @pinchof_SaLT Sometimes it might be helpful to tell someone, like a family [...]
Lifestyles of Adults with DLD
Nicola Botting, Ph.D. City University of London People with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) grow up into all sorts of different adults. We ran a large project following up with people with DLD ( [...]
What's in a label?: Unpacking the pros and cons of speech and language diagnoses
Hope Gerlach-Houck, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Western Michigan University Parenting can be one of the greatest joys in life, but the weight of making decisions for our children can feel daunting. When faced with [...]
How to Steer Clear of Illegitimate Treatments for DLD
Caroline Bowen, A.M., Ph.D. Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia EVIDENCE-BASED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PRACTICES Good practice is based on scientific evidence. It is an agreement between (1), the needs of [...]
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 [...]