Children vary in their ability to use language in social contexts and this has important
consequences for wellbeing. We review studies that test whether individual differences in …

Despite significant advances in the field of social neuroscience, much remains to be
understood regarding the development and maintenance of social skills across the life span …

Background: Lack of agreement about criteria and terminology for children's language
problems affects access to services as well as hindering research and practice. We report …

Background Lack of agreement about criteria and terminology for children's language
problems affects access to services as well as hindering research and practice. We report …

Background DSM‐5 sees the introduction of Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
(SPCD), characterized by persistent difficulties using verbal and nonverbal communication …

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analysis to characterize differences in language ability
between children born very preterm (VPT,< 32 weeks' gestational age), with a very low birth …

Developmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder and specific language
impairment, are biologically based disorders that currently rely on behaviorally defined …

This study investigates the oral language skills of 8-year-old children with impaired reading
comprehension. Despite fluent and accurate reading and normal nonverbal ability, these …

The Rise of Homo sapiens provides an unrivalled interdisciplinary introduction to the subject
of hominin cognitive evolution that is appropriate for general audiences and students in …

Background Impaired social functioning has been well documented in individuals with
attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Existing treatments for ADHD are effective for …