Background The risks of developmental language disorder (DLD) for both educational
progress and socio‐emotional development are well documented, but little is known about …

A recent project entitled CATALISE used the Delphi method to reach a consensus on
terminology for unexplained language problems in children.'Developmental language …

Background: There are claims that elevated levels of speech, language and communication
needs (SLCN) exist among looked‐after children and young people, and that their needs …

Background Inter‐professional collaboration (IPC) has been recommended for many years
as a means by which the needs of children with developmental language disorders (DLD) …

Background A significant proportion of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience
speech, language and communication difficulties which are associated with poor physical …

Language impairment in childhood and youth: presentation, diagnosis, assessment, and
empirically validated treatmentAs many as half of children and adolescents presenting for …

Disorders of speech, language and social communication are common developmental
disorders that greatly increase a child's risk for academic underachievement, social …

At secondary school, the adolescent student with persisting language difficulties (LD)
experiences subsequent difficulties in meeting the demands of the educational curriculum …

Background There is extremely limited population‐based research on social (pragmatic)
communication disorder (SCD). Population‐based samples have the potential to better …

Resource Manual for Commissioning and Planning Services for SLCN Page 1 © RCSLT 2009
Resource Manual for Commissioning and Planning Services for SLCN Professor Pam Enderby …