Language Development Disorders - Therapy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The usability of a Norwegian adaptation of the Children's Communication Checklist Second Edition (CCC-2) in differentiating between language impaired and non-language impaired 6- to 12-year-olds.

30 May 2009 The aim of the present study was to evaluate if the Norwegian adaptation of the Children's Communication Checklist-2 (CCC-2) differentiates between a language impaired and a non-language impaired population and to make a first evaluation of the ... Read more...

Improving social initiations in young children with autism using reinforcers with embedded social interactions.

7 Apr 2009 Children with autism often exhibit low levels of social engagement, decreased levels of eye contact, and low social affect. However, both the literature and our direct clinical observations suggest that some components of intervention procedures may ... Read more...

Early social communication interventions for autism.

27 Feb 2009 Given the impact of autism as a disorder there has been surprisingly little rigorous research into its treatment. Positive findings from pilot trials of parent-child interventions have led to funding of the Pre-school Autism Communication Trial, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Language Development Disorders - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Still wanted: teachers with knowledge of language. 30 Aug 2009
• Language and learning: a discussion of typical and disordered development. Foreword. 30 Jul 2009
• The usability of a Norwegian adaptation of the Children's Communication Checklist Second Edition (CCC-2) in differentiating between language impaired and non-language impaired 6- to 12-year-olds. 30 May 2009
• Improving social initiations in young children with autism using reinforcers with embedded social interactions. 7 Apr 2009
• Early social communication interventions for autism. 27 Feb 2009
• Naturalistic observations of elicited expressive communication of children with autism: an analysis of teacher instructions. 27 Feb 2009
• Referential communication skills of children with Williams syndrome: understanding when messages are not adequate. 27 Feb 2009
• Effect of different treatments in young children with language problems. 18 Feb 2009
• Wayward words and watchful waiting: should clinicians be more proactive for the preschooler with uncomplicated expressive language delay? 30 Jan 2009
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease and delay in language acquisition delay: clinical case study. 30 Dec 2008
• Seven-star needle stimulation improves language and social interaction of children with autistic spectrum disorders. 30 Dec 2008
• Language-minority learners in special education: rates and predictors of identification for services. 12 Nov 2008
• Using early standardized language measures to predict later language and early reading outcomes in children at high risk for language-learning impairments. 12 Nov 2008
• Modeling longitudinal change in the language abilities of children with autism: parent behaviors and child characteristics as predictors of change. 30 Oct 2008
• Effects of 'Context-Optimization' on the acquisition of grammatical case in children with specific language impairment: an experimental evaluation in the classroom. 30 Oct 2008
• Expanding the "ports of entry" for speech-language pathologists: a relational and reflective model for clinical practice. 7 Oct 2008
• Integrating American Indian/alaska Native culture into shared storybook intervention. 29 Sep 2008
• The use of conversational repairs by African American preschoolers. 29 Sep 2008
• Social skills training for youth with autism spectrum disorders. 29 Sep 2008
• Interventions to improve communication in autism. 29 Sep 2008

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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