Background: This study is part of a programme of research aiming to develop a quantitative
measure of quality of life for children with communication needs. It builds on the preliminary …

Background: At least 25% of autistic children worldwide have the potential to grow up in a
bilingual environment. However, many autistic children are being denied opportunities to …

Jannet A. Wright, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Communication Science,
University College, London, and Jackie Graham, Advisory Teacher, Hertfordshire …

Purpose The purpose of this scoping review was to identify current measures used to
evaluate the language abilities of multilingual preschoolers within the framework of the …

Purpose To achieve consensus amongst speech-language pathologists (SLPs) on the
categories and definitions of preschoolers' communication impairments. Methods In Phase …

This paper illustrates a psycholinguistic approach to investigating children's speech and
literacy difficulties by describing a “three-way” intervention plan for Jarrod, a 7 year old boy …

Many speech and language therapy (SLT) services have limited capacity for providing
school-based input. Some offer commissioned SLT input, to enhance the service provided …

The first three papers in this issue are based upon papers presented to a symposium that we
organized at the 7th European Congress of Psychology, in London, July 2001. They were …

Children who have sensory, cognitive or oromotor deficits, or come from a bilingual-
speaking background are currently excluded from the diagnosis of specific language …

Research worldwide suggests that service delivery by speech-language therapists (SLTs) to
bilingual children is problematic and largely unsatisfactory. In multicultural South Africa, the …