Language Disorder
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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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Pre-pragmatic language use in toddlerhood: Developmental antecedents, aetiological factors, and associations to autism
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “Little is known about the factors that contribute to decontextualized language use in toddlers and whether these are different from factors contributing to general language development. We studied longitudinal associations between parent-rated core language and non-verbal socio-communicative abilities at 14 months of age, and decontextualized language use at 24 months of age in children with typical and elevated likelihood of ASD (total N = 303).” Maja Rudling (pic) et al.
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Prevalence and Impact of Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorders
In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Courtenay Norbury and Jo Saul to discuss their co-authored JCPP paper ‘Prevalence and functional impact of social (pragmatic) communication disorders’.
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‘Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders’ – video abstract
Video abstract from Dr. Maxine Winstanley on her paper in JCPP on ‘Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders’
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 56, Issue 08, August 2015
“Early intervention in response to language delays – is there a danger of putting too many eggs in the wrong basket?” by Courtenay Frazier Norbury
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