Developmental language disorder (DLD) is diagnosed when a child’s language skills are persistently below the level expected for the child’s age.
Developmental language disorders
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 61, Issue 04, April 2020
“The Primacy of parenting” by Joan L. Luby
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Developmental Language Disorder
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is diagnosed when a child’s language skills are persistently below the level expected for the child’s age. In DLD, language deficits occur in the absence of a known biomedical condition, such as autism spectrum disorder or Down syndrome, and interfere with the child’s ability to communicate effectively with other people. Expressive language is characterised by non-specific words and short simple sentences to express meanings beyond the age at which children may be using more complex language.
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Most cited CAMH paper joint #5 of 25: Parental Report of Infant Language Skills: A Review of the Development and Application of the Communicative Development Inventories
James Law, Penny Roy.
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Key Practitioner Message includes; Although they (CDIs) are versatile, efficient and valid, they should not be considered a panacea for child language assessment and particularly for predicting persistent language delay. -
Most cited CAMH paper #25 of 25: Review: The impact of motor development on typical and atypical social cognition and language: a systematic review
Hayley C. Leonard, Elisabeth L. Hill.
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Key Practitioner Message includes: Significant relationships exist between the development of motor skills, social cognition, language and social interactions in typical and atypical development -
JCPP Editorial: Volume 60, Issue 11, November 2019
“Navigating the science‐practice gap in child maltreatment” by Charles H. Zeanah
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Intellectual Disability, Challenging Behaviour and the Role of Communication
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Assessment and diagnosis in children with neurodevelopmental problems
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- London
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Professor Edmund Sonuga Barke & JCPP
Edmund Sonuga Barke, Editor in Chief of JCPP, talks about the papers that influenced him, how JCPP maintains its quality, and what the future holds for JCPP.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 60, Issue 06, June 2019
“Correlation and causation: to study causality in psychopathology” by Arne Lervåg
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