What does DLD look like in Mandarin Chinese?
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 [...]
What Do We Know About DLD in Vietnamese?
Giang T. Pham, PhD CCC-SLP San Diego State University Vietnamese is an Asian tonal language spoken by 100 million people in Vietnam and worldwide (click here for information on Vietnamese Americans). [...]
DLD Poster
Click the link below to download the DLD poster created by Dr. Janna Oetting. DOWNLOAD POSTER [...]
Testing Language Ability
Laurence B. Leonard Purdue University Speech-language pathologists use standardized tests to diagnose developmental language disorder (DLD). The tests should be valid, meaning they measure what they a [...]
What Test Scores and Ranks Tell Us About Development and Language
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 [...]
Why is DLD Hard to Recognize?
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) refers to a problem learning or using language that doesn’t go away and isn’t explained by other biomedical conditions. Language forms the basis of human communic [...]
Diagnosing and Treating Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is 50 times more prevalent than hearing impairment and 5 times more prevalent than autism. Yet, DLD often goes undiagnosed. Read about identifying DLD and evaluating communication.
Differences Between DLD and Autism Spectrum Disorder
How is Developmental Language Disorder different from Autism Spectrum Disorder (and Other Neurodevelopmental Conditions)? "Neurodevelopmental conditions" is a name doctors and scientists give to diffe [...]