Results of Portugal (75 responses) from a practitioner survey completed by professionals
who have responsibility for managing children with Language Impairment (or what is coming …

Background and aims A high rate of children in mental health services have poor language
skills, but little evidence exists on how mental health support is delivered to and received by …

Background The speech and language therapy profession is required to provide services to
increasingly multilingual caseloads. Much international research has focused on the …

Introduction: It Takes Two to Talk (ITTT)–The Hanen Programme is a family-focused
programme for parents of young children with speech and language delays (SLD). It aims to …

Despite numerous studies on the treatment of developmental language disorder (DLD), the
intervention effect has long been debated. Systematic reviews of the effect of language …

Background Young people who fail to develop language as expected face significant
challenges in all aspects of life. Unfortunately, language disorders are common, either as a …

For children with autism or intellectual and developmental disabilities who also have
complex communication needs, communication is a necessary skill set to increase …

Background An increasing amount of assistive technology interventions exist for
adolescents and adults with learning disabilities, but there has been no systematic review of …

Background: Language treatment for children with specific language impairment (SLI) often
takes months to achieve moderate results. Interventions often do not incorporate the …

Background Despite early identification and intervention, many children who are deaf/hard
of hearing (D/HH) demonstrate significant gaps in language development which can directly …