Gender Differences in Language Development and Disorder
Amy Wilder, MS 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 in [...]
People with Developmental Language Disorder May Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Erin Smolak, Ph.D. University of South Carolina People with developmental language disorder (DLD) may also have other developmental problems. When one person has two or more problems it is called co-m [...]
Toy Talk Promotes Diverse "Other Focused" Sentences
Pamela A. Hadley, Ph.D. University of Illinois Combining words to make sentences is an important milestone as children learn to talk. Early sentences have I-subjects and are often about what the child [...]
Is it Speech or is it Language?
Holly L. Storkel, Ph.D. University of Kansas “My child doesn’t talk like other kids.” A lot goes into talking so there can be different problems that affect talking. Did you know that talking includes [...]
Potential Causes of Developmental Language Disorder
Jake Michaelson, Ph.D. 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 gui [...]
Is Developmental Language Disorder Influenced by the Language Being Learned?
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 [...]