Language Development Disorders - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Health-related quality of life of adolescents with childhood diagnosis of specific language impairment.

3 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adolescents with a diagnosis of specific language impairment (SLI). METHODS: A clinical sample of 67 subjects with a childhood diagnosis of SLI, now aged 12-16, were asked to fill ... Read more...

Brainstem transcription of speech is disrupted in children with autism spectrum disorders.

29 Jun 2009 Language impairment is a hallmark of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The origin of the deficit is poorly understood although deficiencies in auditory processing have been detected in both perception and cortical encoding of speech sounds. Little is ... Read more...

Functional skills of individuals with fragile x syndrome: a lifespan cross-sectional analysis.

29 Jun 2009 Parents of 1,105 male and 283 female children with fragile X syndrome described functional skill attainment in eating, dressing, toileting, bathing/hygiene, communication, articulation, and reading. The majority of adult children had mastered many ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Language Development Disorders - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Health-related quality of life of adolescents with childhood diagnosis of specific language impairment. 3 Jul 2009
• Brainstem transcription of speech is disrupted in children with autism spectrum disorders. 29 Jun 2009
• Functional skills of individuals with fragile x syndrome: a lifespan cross-sectional analysis. 29 Jun 2009
• Neural processing of spoken words in specific language impairment and dyslexia. 2 Jun 2009
• Social and communication behaviours in infants and toddlers with autism and pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified. 30 May 2009
• Evaluation of the ADOS revised algorithm: the applicability in 558 Dutch children and adolescents. 17 May 2009
• Temperamental profiles and linguistic development: differences in the quality of linguistic production in relation to temperament in children of 28 months. 15 May 2009
• Comparison of mapping quantitative theta encephalograms during directed and required visual-verbal activity and passive period in children with different disorders of speech-language functioning. 7 May 2009
• The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-toddler module: a new module of a standardized diagnostic measure for autism spectrum disorders. 3 May 2009
• [Significance of auditory perceptual disorders for pediatric and adolescent psychiatric disorders] 29 Apr 2009
• Generativity abilities predict communication deficits but not repetitive behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 23 Apr 2009
• Differentiating characteristics of deafblindness and autism in people with congenital deafblindness and profound intellectual disability. 21 Apr 2009
• Working memory in children with developmental disorders. 18 Apr 2009
• Defining spoken language benchmarks and selecting measures of expressive language development for young children with autism spectrum disorders. 18 Apr 2009
• Improving social initiations in young children with autism using reinforcers with embedded social interactions. 7 Apr 2009
• Children who read words accurately despite language impairment: who are they and how do they do it? 27 Feb 2009
• Auditory processing in speakers with acquired or developmental language disorders. Preface. 27 Feb 2009
• The usefulness of the Revised Psychoeducational Profile for the assessment of preschool children with pervasive developmental disorders. 27 Feb 2009
• Naturalistic observations of elicited expressive communication of children with autism: an analysis of teacher instructions. 27 Feb 2009
• Examining correlates of cooperation in autism: Imitation, joint attention, and understanding intentions. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Language Development Disorders'

Definition: Conditions characterized by language abilities (comprehension and expression of speech and writing) that are below the expected level for a given age, generally in the absence of an intellectual impairment. These conditions may be associated with DEAFNESS; BRAIN DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; or environmental factors.

Descriptor UI: D007805

Alternative terms: Language Development Disorders; Development Disorder, Language; Language Development Disorder; Speech or Language, Developmental Disorder; Language Disorders, Developmental; Developmental Disorder, Speech or Language; Developmental Language Disorders; Developmental Language Disorder; Language Disorder, Developmental; Speech Delay; Delay, Speech; Delays, Speech; Speech Delays; Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder; Semantic Pragmatic Disorder; Semantic-Pragmatic Disorders; Auditory Processing Disorder, Central; Central Auditory Processing Disorder; Language Delay; Language Delays;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.606.150.500.550; C23.888.592.604.150.500.550;

History Note: 1986(1980)

Technical Notes: do not confuse with LANGUAGE DISORDERS, disord of use or comprehension of language: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS is "failure to understand or speak the language at the expected age"; DF: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DIS