Purpose This study examined the postschool educational and employment experiences of
young people with and without specific language impairment (SLI). Method Nineteen-year …

Background Developmental language disorder (DLD) presents a considerable barrier for
young adults to engage in further education and training. Early studies with young adults …

The landmark reference in the field, completely updated: a comprehensive treatment of a
disorder that is more prevalent than autism. Children with specific language impairment …

This epidemiologic study estimated the prevalence of specific language impairment (SLI) in
monolingual English-speaking kindergarten children. From a stratified cluster sample in …

A review of the literature has been undertaken to examine health-related quality-of-life
(HRQoL) of children and adolescents with speech and language difficulties (SaLD), with a …

Developmental dyslexia, reading disability, and reading impairment all refer to unexpected
and unexplained poor performance in reading. Expected levels of reading performance can …

Purpose Parents, professionals, and policy makers need information on the long-term
prognosis for children with communication disorders. Our primary purpose in this report was …

This report concerns the speech and language outcomes of young adults (N= 242) who
participated in a 14-year, prospective, longitudinal study of a community sample of children …

Two models of the relationship between socioemotional behavior and verbal abilities are
compared: Social Adaptation and Social Deviance. The socioemotional integrity of 17 …

Background: This investigation reports the results of national educational examinations in
secondary schooling for young people who have been participating in the Manchester …