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A new study by The Kids Research Institute Australia has found current early intervention programs are failing to identify a large proportion of children with language an
Reading and writing are crucial life skills but roughly one in ten children are affected by dyslexia, which can persist into adulthood. Family studies of dyslexia suggest heritability up to 70%, yet few convincing genetic markers have been found.
Approximately 8% of all children experience developmental and mental health conditions. Similarities in characteristics across neurodevelopmental conditions-such as difficulties in communication and language, social interaction, motor coordination, attention, activity regulation, behavior, mood, and sleep-make it challenging to attribute these characteristics exclusively to specific diagnoses and assessments. The purpose of this study was to identify symptomatic domains across neurodevelopmental conditions in children and to explore dimension reduction for transdiagnostic assessment.
Hearing your child’s first word is a precious moment for any parent but while most children begin to talk within 12 to 24 months of age, some take much longer.
This study investigates the heritability of language, speech, and nonverbal cognitive development of twins at 4 and 6 years of age.
The hypothesis that language plays a role in theory-of-mind (ToM) development is supported by a number of lines of evidence.
Children who enter school with limited proficiency in the language of instruction face a range of challenges in negotiating this new context, yet limited...
Commentary on Bishop, D. V. M., Ten questions about terminology for children with unexplained language problems.
Although many toddlers with expressive vocabulary delay ("late talkers") present with age-appropriate language skills by the time they are of school age,...
The idea of the '30 million word gap' suggests families from more socioeconomically advantaged backgrounds engage in more verbal interactions with their child than disadvantaged families. Initial findings from the Language in Little Ones (LiLO) study up to 12 months showed no word gap between maternal education groups.