Language disorders
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Early Bird webinar offers for 2026
In 2026 we are offering a rich programme of research-informed webinars centred on improving evidence-based practice across youth mental health, ALL WITH EARLY BIRDS!
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Rethinking reading disorders
We are lucky to have one of the Titans, Professor Maggie Snowling, deliver this session on the role of language in literacy development, and address the specific challenges faced by children with language disorder.
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Concurrent and longitudinal associations of developmental language disorder with peer victimization in adolescence: evidence from a co-twin study
A video abstract of the JCPP paper – Concurrent and longitudinal associations of developmental language disorder with peer victimization in adolescence: evidence from a co-twin study. With Dr. Sînziana Oncioiu (pic)
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Heterogeneity in Children’s Reading Comprehension Difficulties
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Emma James discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Heterogeneity in children’s reading comprehension difficulties: A latent class approach’. Emma is the lead author of the paper.
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Transdiagnostic Profiles of Behaviour and Communication: Academic and Socioemotional Functioning and Neural White Matter Organisation
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Silvana Mareva discusses her JCPP paper ‘Transdiagnostic profiles of behaviour and communication relate to academic and socioemotional functioning and neural white matter organisation’. Silvana is the first author of the paper.
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‘Precious, like gold… everybody brings their gifts’ – Why changing culture and attitudes towards neurodiversity matters when supporting children and young people. (recording)
This webinar, organised by the ACAMH Scottish Branch, provided an opportunity to look at the changing culture and attitudes towards neurodiversity matters when supporting children and young people. The recordings are for delegates only.
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Dr. Kristina Moll
Dr. Kristina Moll is a developmental psychologist, leading the research unit and the university outpatient clinic for learning disorders at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, LMU hospital of the University of Munich, Germany.
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The importance and challenges of improving early identification of language abilities: a commentary on Gasparini et al. (2023)
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Finding early predictors of later language skills and difficulties is fraught with challenges because of the wide developmental variation in language. Gasparini et al. (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2023) aimed to address this issue by applying machine learning methods to parent reports taken from a large longitudinal database (Early Language in Victoria Study). This commentary highlights the advantages and challenges of identifying early predictors of language in this way, and discusses future directions that can build on this important contribution.’ Nicola Botting (pic) and Helen Spicer-Cain
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Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties associated with persistent speech disorder in children: A prospective population study
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘The aim of the current study was therefore to address the current gap in the evidence to investigate the social, emotional and behavioural outcomes of children with persistent speech disorder in older childhood using data from a large prospective, population-based sample’. Yvonne Wren (pic) et al.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 62, Issue 06, June 2021
Editorial: “Is there a core deficit in specific learning disabilities?” by Arne Lervåg
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