Developmental language disorder can have life-long effects—and it's easily missed in multilingual children

Six-year-old Antoni, born in the UK to Polish parents, speaks only a few English words in class and often looks confused when ...

Study challenges long-held theory that language is built on grammar trees

Every time we speak, we're improvising. "Humans possess a remarkable ability to talk about almost anything, sometimes putting ...
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Using advanced motion capture, URI study examines impact of motor skills on language development

Despite the well-documented academic, cognitive, and social difficulties associated with persistent language disorders, predicting early-life language issues remains a significant challenge for ...

Early intervention helps most autistic children acquire spoken language

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...
Drexel University

Drexel Study Finds Early Intervention Helps Most Autistic Children Acquire Spoken Language

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...