“…A substantial number of LTs move into the typical range on standardised language measures during the preschool period, but a subset continues with language impairments throughout the school years (Domsch et al, 2012;Ellis & Thal, 2008;Henrichs et al, 2011;Moyle, Weismer, Evans, & Lindstrom, 2007;Paul & Roth, 2011;Rescorla, 2011;Westerlund, Berglund, & Eriksson, 2006). LTs do not constitute a homogeneous group but present with varied profiles of language and/or social communication skills and deficits which change over time: some present with expressive language problems only, whereas others also evidence limited receptive language and/or social communication skills that border on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (Desmarais, Sylvestre, Meyer, Bairati, & Rouleau, 2008;Ellis & Thal, 2008;Hawa & Spanoudis, 2014;Paul & Ellis Weismer, 2013;Paul & Roth, 2011). But although some LTs and young children with ASD share common features, it is important to acknowledge that not all late-talking toddlers with social communication deficits meet diagnostic criteria for ASD.…”