Purpose For over two decades, we have known that children with developmental language
disorder (DLD) are underserved. We have also known that DLD does not attract the …

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 …

Background: Prospective evidence on psychological outcomes for children with specific
language impairments (SLI) is accumulating. To date, there has been no attempt to …

Prior studies have suggested, but not fully established, that language ability is important for
regulating attention and behavior. Language ability may have implications for understanding …

Adolescents with specific language impairment (SLI) are at a greater risk of emotional and
behavioral problems compared to their typically developing (TD) peers, but little is known …

The development of language and communication may play an important role in the
emergence of behavioral problems in young children, but they are rarely included in …

Language is drawn on extensively in friendships but has received scant attention in the
developmental literature. This study compared friendship quality in 16‐year‐old adolescents …

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

Objective: This study examined the emotional health of adolescents with and without specific
language impairment (SLI). Method: One hundred and thirty‐nine adolescents with a history …

Background Peer relations is a vulnerable area of functioning in children with specific
language impairment (SLI), but little is known about the developmental trajectories of …