Purpose Elevated levels of absenteeism have been reported for students receiving special
education services, especially students with learning disabilities (LDs) and emotional …

The study investigated morphosyntactic abilities and semantic-pragmatic competence in 24
children with developmental dyslexia aged 7-12 years. Morphosyntactic abilities were …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adolescents with a
diagnosis of specific language impairment (SLI). METHODS: A clinical sample of 67 subjects …

Purpose: The trajectory of health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) for children aged 4–9 years
and its relationship with speech and language difficulties (SaLD) was examined using data …

Children with language delays1 can be divided broadly into two groups, those with
secondary and those with primary language difficulties. Children with secondary language …

To study the possible influence of childhood language impairment on adult life and well-
being, 35 persons with a mean age of 34 years filled out two questionnaires. Compared with …

Specific language impairment (SLI) comprises impairments in receptive and/or expressive
language. Aim of this study was to evaluate a screening for SLI. 61 children with SLI (SLI …

Psychosocial outcome of language impairment (LI) was explored in interviews with three
adults with LI (as children attended specialized boarding school) and four of their parents …

As the profession of speech-language pathology continues to grow, it proliferates clinical
approaches. Recent additions have been to focus on a client's life participation, to involve …

Once a child develops the capacity to understand and use language then learning and
social communication shift dramatically. When language development goes awry, children …