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Innovative Family-Based Genetically Informed Series of Analyses of Whole-Exome Data Supports Likely Inheritance for Grammar in Children with Specific Language Impairment
(MDPI, 2023-06-28)Individuals with specific language impairment (SLI) struggle with language acquisition despite average non-verbal intelligence and otherwise typical development. One SLI account focuses on grammar acquisition delay. The ... -
A cross-sectional investigation of disfluencies in typically developing Spanish-English bilingual children
(Elsevier, 2023-06-15)Purpose This study examined the language skills and the type and frequency of disfluencies in the spoken narrative production of typically developing Spanish-English bilingual children. Method A cross-sectional sample ... -
Sex differences in infant vocalization and the origin of language
(Cell Press, 2023-06-16)Seeking to discern the earliest sex differences in language-related activities, our focus is vocal activity in the first two years of life, following up on recent research that unexpectedly showed boys produced significantly ... -
Exploring individual differences in musical rhythm and grammar skills in school-aged children with typically developing language
(Nature Research, 2023-02-07)A growing number of studies have shown a connection between rhythmic processing and language skill. It has been proposed that domain-general rhythm abilities might help children to tap into the rhythm of speech (prosody), ... -
Editorial Perspective: Maximising the benefits of intervention research for children and young people with developmental language disorder (DLD) – a call for international consensus on standards of reporting in intervention studies for children with and at risk for DLD
(Wiley, 2022-09-20)Current methods for reporting interventions do not allow key questions of importance to practitioners, service providers, policy-makers and people with DLD to be answered, and hence limit the implementation of effective ... -
Using Motor Tempi to Understand Rhythm and Grammatical Skills in Developmental Language Disorder and Typical Language Development
(MIT Press, 2023-01-18)Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) show relative weaknesses on rhythm tasks beyond their characteristic linguistic impairments. The current study compares preferred tempo and the width of an entrainment ... -
Descriptive analysis of seizures and comorbidities associated with fragile X syndrome
(Wiley Open Access, 2022-07-18)Background Fragile X syndrome is characterized by a myriad of physical features, behavioral features, and medical problems. Commonly found behavioral features are hyperactivity, anxiety, socialization difficulties, and ... -
Test of Early Grammatical Impairment (TEGI)
(Pearson Publishing, 2001)The Rice/Wexler Test of Early Grammatical Impairment (Rice/Wexler) is an individually administered clinical tool that can be used for the identification, diagnosis, screening, and follow-up evaluation of grammatical deficits ... -
Family-Based Whole-Exome Analysis of Specific Language Impairment (SLI) Identifies Rare Variants in BUD13, a Component of the Retention and Splicing (RES) Complex
(MDPI, 2021-12-30)Specific language impairment (SLI) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that displays high heritability estimates. Genetic studies have identified several loci, but the molecular basis of SLI remains unclear. With ... -
Word Learning by Preschool-Age Children with Developmental Language Disorder: Impaired Encoding and Robust Consolidation during Slow Mapping
(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2021-10-11)PURPOSE: Learning novel words, including the specific phonemes that make up word forms, is a struggle for many individuals with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Building robust representations of words includes ... -
A preliminary investigation of parent-reported fiction versus non-fiction book preferences of school-age children with autism spectrum disorder
(SAGE Publications, 2018-10-09)Background & aims Anecdotal evidence suggests that individuals with autism spectrum disorder prefer non-fiction books over fiction books. The current study was the first to investigate parent-reports of children with ... -
Mothers’ perspectives on challenging behaviours in their children with fragile X syndrome
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-09-16)Background: Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are more likely to engage in problem behaviours than peers with typical development. The purpose of this study was to provide descriptive and ... -
Early Predictors of Later Expressive Language in Boys With Fragile X Syndrome
(American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018-07-30)The predictive ability of early consonant inventory and intentional communication on later expressive language was examined in 36 boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS). Autism symptom severity was included as a potential ... -
Using Developmental Norms for Speech Sounds as a Means of Determining Treatment Eligibility in Schools
(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2019-02-26)Purpose: For a child to receive treatment of a speech sound disorder in public schools, the child must demonstrate evidence of an exceptionality in producing speech sounds. One method advocated by some state or local ... -
Clinical Forum Prologue: Speech Sound Disorders in Schools: Who Qualifies?
(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2019-02-26)Purpose: The purpose of this clinical forum is to provide guidance on which children with speech sound disorders should qualify for services in the public schools. The articles in the forum consider how to define impaired ... -
The Impact of Dose and Dose Frequency on Word Learning by Kindergarten Children With Developmental Language Disorder During Interactive Book Reading
(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2019-10-10)Purpose: The goal was to determine whether interactive book reading outcomes for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) were affected by manipulation of dose (i.e., the number of exposures to the target word ... -
Using Computer Programs for Language Sample Analysis
(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2020-01-08)Purpose: Although language sample analysis is widely recommended for assessing children's expressive language, few school-based speech-language pathologists routinely use it, citing a lack of time, resources, and training ... -
Children's Response Bias and Identification of Misarticulated Words
(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2020-01-22)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether children's identification of misarticulated words as real objects was influenced by an inherent bias toward selecting real objects or whether a change in experimental ... -
Syntactic and Semantic Specialization and Integration in 5- to 6-Year-Old Children during Auditory Sentence Processing
(MIT Press, 2019-11-29)Previous studies have found specialized syntactic and semantic processes in the adult brain during language comprehension. Young children have sophisticated semantic and syntactic aspects of language, yet many previous ... -
Effects of Aided Language Input Intensity on AAC Use
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Aided forms of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) enable individuals with significant disabilities to interact with people in their environment and be active participants in their lives. However, the provision ...
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