IMAGINE the excitement of your first child starting to talk, copying words and then, for no apparent reason, losing those language skills and retreating into silence. This is what happened to ...

Language development in children is a complex interplay of genetic, neurological and environmental factors. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the spectrum of language abilities, ...

Language disorder is a communication disorder in which a person has persistent difficulties in learning and using various forms of language such as spoken, written, or signed. They may struggle to ...

An “invisible” learning or language difficulty could be what is holding your child back. As schools and states aim to measure and increase student proficiency in foundational skills like reading, ...

A new study that analyzed many previous studies has confirmed that children with developmental language disorders have abnormalities in specific parts of their brains. This discovery has the potential ...

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a problem involving the acquisition and development of language, and children with it experience difficulties speaking, communicating, understanding and ...

Analysis: 70,000 young people in Ireland suffer from this disorder which affects how they communicate and connect with others How many times over the last few months have you struggled to follow a ...

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A rigorous analysis of numerous studies concludes that a part of the brain traditionally associated with movement is abnormal in children with developmental language impairments. The discovery has the ...