There are strong genetic factors that influence the development of specific language impairment. Stromswold reviewed 14 studies that investigated the incidence of a positive family history of language ...

Language impairment in children represents a multifaceted challenge that intricately intersects with cognitive development. Research indicates that conditions such as Developmental Language Disorder ...

Distinguished by its international recognition since 1958, Human Development publishes theoretical contributions and integrative reviews of lines of research in psychological development within ...

Without instruction, most children master the complexities of spoken language by the age of 6 or 7 years. About 5% of apparently healthy children, however, struggle to acquire basic competence in one ...

Recent studies by a UT Dallas researcher aim at finding better ways to diagnose young children with language impairments. Dr. Christine Dollaghan, a professor at The University of Texas at Dallas ...

Explore how speech therapy assists those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in overcoming communication challenges. Learn about important lifestyle measures and finding a therapist.

The phases of receptive language processing and speech production influenced by hypothesized deficits in children with specific language impairment are illustrated schematically in Figures 1 and 2.