Focus groups are becoming increasingly popular in research, especially in parent and child
research. Focus group interviews allow participants to tell their own stories, express their …

Background and aims Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) are at risk of
difficulties in their friendships and peer relations. The present review explores how research …

Background Developmental language disorder (DLD) is common in children, but little is
known about its association with quality of life (QoL) in middle childhood. QoL is a complex …

Background The risks of developmental language disorder (DLD) for both educational
progress and socio‐emotional development are well documented, but little is known about …

Purpose Children with speech and language disorders are at risk in relation to
psychological and social well-being. The aim of this study was to understand the …

Purpose The purpose of this article was to understand the experience of speech impairment
(speech sound disorders) in everyday life as described by children with speech impairment …

Research suggests that individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience difficulties in
communication, ranging from intelligibility issues to more severe problems in the use and …

Much of the published research is “on” rather than “with” children and young people with
speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). According to the UN Convention on …

This large-scale longitudinal population study provided a rare opportunity to consider the
interface between multilingualism and speech-language competence on children's …

Introduction The World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health calls on speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to provide care that …