Abstract Purpose: To examine (1) the patterns of service use and costs associated with
language impairment in a community cohort of children from ages 4–9 years and (2) the …

Purpose. This study aimed to quantify the non-hospital healthcare costs associated with
language difficulties within two nationally representative samples of children. Method. Data …

Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between children's language difficulties
and health care costs using the 2004–2012 Longitudinal Study of Australian Children …

Background: High levels of early language difficulties raise practical issues about the
efficient and effective means of meeting children's needs. Persistent language difficulties …

An inability or difficulty communicating can have a profound impact on a child's future ability
to participate in society as a productive adult. Over the past few years the number of …

Good language is vital to the academic, health, well-being and economic outcomes of
individuals and societies. However, investment in child language research has been scant …

Introduction There is a substantial discrepancy between international and local prevalence
rates for speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) amongst children in New …

Purpose To draw on multiple sources of information to determine prevalence of speech and
language impairment in young Australian children. Method Information about 4,983 children …

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the contributions of child, family, and environmental predictors to
language ability at 4 years. METHODS: A longitudinal study was performed with a sample of …

The speech-language pathology workforce strives to provide equitable, quality services to
multilingual people. However, the extent to which this is being achieved is unknown …