Purpose Research on developmental language disorder (DLD) in adulthood has increased
rapidly in recent years. However, to date, there has been no systematic literature review on …

Purpose This article is concerned with the growing body of international evidence indicating
that adolescents in contact with the youth justice system are likely to have severely …

Oral language is crucial for social interaction and for learning in the classroom; it also
provides the foundation for reading comprehension. It follows that children with language …

Purpose: Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a lifelong condition that when
impacting educational performance is identified and serviced through US schools as …

Background There is limited evidence concerning the longer term language, literacy and
cognitive skills of young adults with developmental language disorder (DLD). Studies that …

The present chapter introduces an interaction-centered model of language and behavioral
development that draws on ecological and transactional theory to provide guidance and …

What were they thinking? A discussion paper on brain and behaviour in relation to the
justice system in New Zealand is the fourth in a series of reports. It presents strong evidence …

Language problems are a risk factor for externalizing problems, but the developmental path
remains unclear. Emotional competence may mediate the relationship, especially when …

Background Childhood speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) impose a
significant burden on individuals, families and society. There are explicit costs related to …

Whilst there is growing evidence highlighting the importance of paternal mental illness (PMI)
on child development, this relationship still remains under-studied and often over-looked …