Language disorder and retrospectively reported sexual abuse of girls: severity and disclosure

Abstract

Women with a history of child LD in a nonclinical sample reported substantial child sexual abuse experiences. Implications for understanding associations between LD and mental health and for prevention and early intervention are discussed.

Family-Based Whole-Exome Analysis of Specific Language Impairment (SLI) Identifies Rare Variants in BUD13, a Component of the Retention and Splicing (RES) Complex

“…Humans rely heavily on language, and evidence indicates that greater language ability is associated with not only academic success but also success in social relationships [ 4 ]. Therefore, when language does not come easily or is delayed, there are long-term effects on quality of life [ 5 , 6 ]. Family aggregation and twin studies consistently indicate genetic transmission and a high heritability of SLI [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ].…”

Childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and risk of coercive sexual victimization in childhood and adolescence – a population‐based prospective twin study

“…In addition, many individuals with ADHD tend to struggle with pragmatic language skills and with attending to social cues (Marotta et al, 2014;Staikova, Gomes, Tartter, Mccabe, & Halperin, 2013), which is why the same mechanism described above in relation to ASD may apply also to children with ADHD. Moreover, ASD and ADHD are often comorbid with language disorder, which has been associated with an increased risk of childhood sexual abuse (Brownlie, Graham, Bao, Koyama, & Beitchman, 2017).…”

Perceived child abuse and neglect in hospitalized children with special health care needs in Iran

“…[ 18 19 ] In addition, the risk of sexual abuse is higher in CSHCN with language and learning disorders. [ 20 ]…”