Disorders of speech, language, and communication

Norbury, Courtenay; Paul, Rhea

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“…Language and communication skills are critical to the cognitive and social development of children, and highly predictive of academic and employment outcomes, regardless of the primary diagnosis (Norbury and Paul 2018 ; Conti-Ramsden and Durkin 2015 ). Children evaluated for suspected ASD commonly present with structural as well as pragmatic language impairments, that are likely to persist and to require on-going support as the child gets older.…”

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Structural and Pragmatic Language Impairments in Children Evaluated for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Reindal

Nærland

Weidle

et al. 2021

J Autism Dev Disord

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Pragmatic language impairments are common in neurodevelopmental disorders, especially in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The relationship between structural language skills and pragmatic competence in children with autistic symptoms, however, is largely unknown. We investigated this relationship based on the Children’s Communication Checklist-2 and early language delay among children (N = 177, 19% females) clinically evaluated for ASD, differentiated into ASD (n = 148) and non-ASD (n = 29). Structural language deficits were common and associated with reduced pragmatic competence in both groups. Pragmatic language impairments were most profound in children with ASD. Early language delay and structural language deficits were less common in females. Our findings suggest that assessment of structural language skills should be included in the evaluation of children with suspected ASD.

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Structural and Pragmatic Language Impairments in Children Evaluated for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Reindal

Nærland

Weidle

et al. 2021

J Autism Dev Disord

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“…In Norway, Rasmussen et al [14] found significant reading and writing deficits in 30% of a randomised prisoner sample and [15] found that 25% of a prisoner sample had problems of reading written correspondence from correctional services. While variations in these prevalence estimates no doubt reflect methodological differences between studies, it is clear that language deficits are far more common among young offenders than their peers in the general population, where estimates range between 5% [16], 3% -7% [17] and 14% [18].…”

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Case Characteristics of Prisoners with Communication Problems

Søndenaa¹,

Wangsholm²,

Roos³

2016

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Offenders with reading and writing difficulties have a vulnerable status in prison because they depend on some forms of assistance for communication. A large number of studies have confirmed this, but prisoners' experiences of such communication problems have been sparsely studied. Three male juvenile delinquents were interviewed about their communication problems and how they deal with these challenges in the criminal justice system. The common feature of these three cases was reading problems, but their personal characteristics were quite different, suggesting that support should be adapted individually. It remains however that the language used in the criminal justice system is too complicated and several adjustments to written communication need to be made in order to empower prisoners.

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“…Developmental language disorder (DLD) is one of the most common (neuro)developmental conditions that emerges in early childhood, and it persists throughout the school years and into adulthood. Its prevalence is up to 7.6% in the general population (Norbury & Paul, 2015; Tomblin et al., 1997), and it affects up to 5.8 million children and young people across Europe (COST Action IS1406). Its main characteristics are language skills that are persistently below the level expected for the child, with no identifiable cause such as low general intelligence, neurological injury, hearing impairment or autism (Conti‐Ramsden & Botting, 2008).…”

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Public awareness of developmental language disorder in Croatia, Italy and Slovenia

Kraljević

Matić

Roch

et al. 2022

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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Background: Previous research, although scarce, has indicated that the general public is still relatively unaware of developmental language disorder (DLD), one of the most common (neuro)developmental disorders. Raising awareness would increase timely involvement in intervention procedures. Aims:To examine public awareness of DLD in the neighbouring countries of Croatia, Italy and Slovenia, as well as to assess the influence of age, gender and education level on that awareness. Also, to investigate public knowledge about the professionals who recognize DLD and to compare the awareness of DLD with that of other (neuro)developmental disorders in childhood. Methods & Procedures:A convenience sample of adults living in the countries of the Adriatic region-Croatia (N = 92), Italy (N = 105) and Slovenia (N = 90)were asked to fill out a paper-and-pencil questionnaire (public survey) developed within the Working Group 3 of the COST Action IS1406. Responses were analysed quantitatively as a function of age, gender, education level and country using the t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA).Outcomes & Results: Public awareness of DLD is still unsatisfactory in all three countries. Around 70% of respondents reported having heard of DLD; however, only around 20% of Croatian, 40% of Italian and 5% of Slovenian respondents provided an adequate definition of DLD. Differences in research and clinical traditions may explain the observed variations amongst the three countries. Education level was the only variable that was significantly associated with an awareness of DLD in Croatia and Italy: there, more educated people showed a higher awareness and more correct knowledge, which was not found in the Slovenian sample. Respondents generally perceived speech and language pathologists (SLPs) as the professionals responsible for recognizing DLD. Finally, people possess the highest awareness of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), while the awareness of DLD and other (neuro)developmental disorders is equally low.

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Disorders of speech, language, and communication

Cited by 11 publications

References 106 publications

Structural and Pragmatic Language Impairments in Children Evaluated for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Structural and Pragmatic Language Impairments in Children Evaluated for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Case Characteristics of Prisoners with Communication Problems

Public awareness of developmental language disorder in Croatia, Italy and Slovenia

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