Purpose This prologue provides an introduction to the SIG 1 Perspectives forum addressing
use of a more recently applied term, developmental language disorder (DLD), as well as a …

Background Current research investigating collaboration between parents and speech and
language therapists (SLTs) indicates that the SLT role is characterized by therapist‐led …

Background Although it is well‐established that children with language impairment (LI) and
children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) both show elevated levels of emotional and …

Speech and language disorders frequently co-occur in children who are at risk for
neurological and psychiatric disorders. The prognosis for children with developmental …

Background: The Child Talk study aimed to develop an evidence-based framework to
support the decision-making of speech and language therapists (SLTs) as they design and …

Links have long been made between literacy and economic development, and recent
governments in the UK have put great emphasis on the teaching of literacy to raise …

Purpose The speech-language pathologist's (SLP's) role for the specific language
impairment (SLI) population is to provide specialized intervention targeting underlying …

Background Communication difficulties are common in cerebral palsy (CP) and are
frequently associated with motor, intellectual and sensory impairments. Speech and …

Purpose This clinical focus article addresses a current debate contrasting the long-standing
label of “specific language impairment”(SLI) with a recent alternative,“developmental …

This chapter reviews the findings of the field of inquiry and considers the implications of
current knowledge for clinical practice and future research. The acronym specific language …