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

Social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SCD) is a new diagnostic category in the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5). The purpose of …

Background: Children who show disproportionate difficulty with the pragmatic as compared
with the structural aspects of language are described as having pragmatic language …

Background Developmental disorders of language and communication present
considerable diagnostic challenges due to overlapping of symptomatology and uncertain …

There is now an extensive empirical literature on the nature and extent of pragmatic
disorders in a range of clinical populations. This chapter attempts to organize the findings of …

This study investigated language function associated with behavior problems, focusing on
pragmatics. Scores on the Children's Communication Checklist Second Edition (CCC-2) in a …

Background Language problems may negatively affect children's behaviour and have
detrimental effects on the development of peer-relations. Aims We investigated and …

If one was to gather a group of forensic mental health experts in a room and ask them to
discuss risk predictors for offending behaviour in adolescence, it is likely that factors such as …

Purpose Successful communication depends on language content, language form, and
language use (pragmatics). Children with Down syndrome (DS) experience communication …

OBJECTIVE: Although many toddlers with expressive vocabulary delay (“late talkers”)
present with age-appropriate language skills by the time they are of school age, little is …