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Language Development Disorders
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Definition of 'Language Development Disorders'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. Common names: 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 |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Behavior predictors of language development over 2 years in children with autism spectrum disorders.
29 Sep 2009 
PURPOSE: This exploratory study examined predictive relationships between 5 types of behaviors and the trajectories of vocabulary and language development in young children with autism over 2 years. METHOD: Participants were 69 children with autism ... Read more...
Atypical brain responses to sounds in children with specific language and reading impairments.
30 Aug 2009 This study tested if children with specific language impairment (SLI) or children with specific reading disability (SRD) have abnormal brain responses to sounds. We tested 6- to 12-year-old children with SLI (N =19), children with SRD (N =55), and ... Read more...
Categorical speech perception deficits distinguish language and reading impairments in children.
30 Aug 2009 We examined categorical speech perception in school-age children with developmental dyslexia or Specific Language Impairment (SLI), compared to age-matched and younger controls. Stimuli consisted of synthetic speech tokens in which place of ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Language Development Disorders'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Behavior predictors of language development over 2 years in children with autism spectrum disorders. 29 Sep 2009
- Atypical brain responses to sounds in children with specific language and reading impairments. 30 Aug 2009
- Categorical speech perception deficits distinguish language and reading impairments in children. 30 Aug 2009
- Still wanted: teachers with knowledge of language.
30 Aug 2009 - Complex segmental duplications mediate a recurrent dup(X)(p11.22-p11.23) associated with mental retardation, speech delay, and EEG anomalies in males and females. 25 Aug 2009
- Language development before and after temporal surgery in children with intractable epilepsy. 6 Aug 2009
- Language and learning: a discussion of typical and disordered development. 30 Jul 2009
- Language and learning: a discussion of typical and disordered development. Foreword. 30 Jul 2009
- The diagnostic accuracy of a new test of early nonword repetition for differentiating late talking and typically developing children. 30 Jul 2009
- The assessment of auditory function in CSWS: lessons from long-term outcome. 30 Jul 2009
- The surgical treatment of Landau-Kleffner syndrome. 30 Jul 2009
- Specific language impairment versus Landau-Kleffner syndrome. 30 Jul 2009
- The Landau-Kleffner syndrome. 30 Jul 2009
- Language in pediatric epilepsy. 12 Jul 2009
- The Nun study: clinically silent AD, neuronal hypertrophy, and linguistic skills in early life. 6 Jul 2009
- Health-related quality of life of adolescents with childhood diagnosis of specific language impairment. 3 Jul 2009
- [Language development, language development disorders and the brain] 29 Jun 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
- Trajectories of receptive language development from 3 to 12 years of age for very preterm children.
29 Jun 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