Background The relationship between parental input and child language development has
had a complex history. It has become clear that indirect parent training for the parents of …

Background: Children who show disproportionate difficulty with the pragmatic as compared
with the structural aspects of language are described as having pragmatic language …

Background Paediatric speech and language therapist (SLT) roles often involve planning
individualized intervention for specific children, working collaboratively with families and …

The ability to communicate permits an individual to express basic wants and needs,
thoughts, and feelings as well as to interact independently with others. Communication …

For children with developmental disabilities and little or no functional speech, the effect of
augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions on the development of …

Tailoring the delivery of disability services to the preferences and requirements of service
users allows for more effective partnerships. The aim of this research was to explore parents' …

Background: A manualized language therapy developed via a randomized controlled trial
had proved efficacious in the short-term in developing expressive language for mainstream …

Objective: This review synthesizes communication interventions that involved the use of
speech generating devices (SGD) for individuals with developmental disabilities. Methods …

Background Evidence of the effectiveness of therapy for older children with (developmental)
language disorder (DLD), and particularly those with receptive language impairments, is …