High heritability of speech and language impairments in 6-year-old twins demonstrated using parent and teacher report.

Previous twin studies have demonstrated high heritability of specific language impairment (SLI) when the diagnosis is based on psychometric testing. The current study measured the effectiveness of parent and teacher ratings of communication skills in identifying heritable language impairment. The C...

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Autori principali: Dorothy V. M. Bishop, Glynis Laws, Caroline Adams, Courtenay Frazier Norbury
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2006
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