Language development in children is a complex interplay of genetic, neurological and environmental factors. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the spectrum of language abilities, ...

A rigorous analysis of numerous studies concludes that a part of the brain traditionally associated with movement is abnormal in children with developmental language impairments. The discovery has the ...

A 5-year-old wearing headphones is instructed by a prerecorded voice to repeat what they hear word for word. Such a test, called sentence recall, measures auditory processing, memory and language ...

A research team at the Medical Faculty Heidelberg at Heidelberg University has, for the first time, identified a potential therapeutic approach for the rare FOXP1 syndrome, a congenital developmental ...

The U.K. Medical Research Council and Wellcome (Grant 102215/2/13/2) and the University of Bristol provide core support for the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Umar Toseeb ...

Speech and language disorders can affect your child’s comprehension and how they express themself. Certain conditions can affect their development in these areas. Share on Pinterest Toddlers are busy ...

Language disorder is a communication disorder in which a person has persistent difficulties in learning and using various forms of language such as spoken, written, or signed. They may struggle to ...

1. What is your scientific training and Background? How did it prepare you to conduct research in ASD? My PhD. is in speech/language pathology. I've been studying the genetics of speech/language ...

An increasing amount of attention is being paid to dyslexia and autism. These neurodevelopmental disorders affect a large number of children, to the point where they have become household names for ...