Developmental language disorders

Difficulty with language is one of the most common reasons for referral to health professionals during the preschool years. Language difficulties are associated with many developmental disorders, such as autism, but for children with specific language impairment (SLI) language problems are relativel...

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Главный автор: Nation, K
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: 2008
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description Difficulty with language is one of the most common reasons for referral to health professionals during the preschool years. Language difficulties are associated with many developmental disorders, such as autism, but for children with specific language impairment (SLI) language problems are relatively specific. SLI is a neurodevelopmental disorder with heritable bases. Patterns of inheritance are complex, suggesting multiple genes operating probabilistically alongside multiple environmental risk factors. This complexity is mirrored by a complex and heterogeneous phenotype. Children with persistent language impairment are at risk of psychosocial and behaviour problems as well as poor literacy and low educational achievement. A challenge for future work is to understand how genetic and environmental factors impinge on brain development, as well as to develop and refine methods of assessment and intervention. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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spelling oxford-uuid:9cab1fb1-4e05-4c66-bc0e-d96d22f9519f2022-03-27T00:37:29ZDevelopmental language disordersJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9cab1fb1-4e05-4c66-bc0e-d96d22f9519fEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2008Nation, KDifficulty with language is one of the most common reasons for referral to health professionals during the preschool years. Language difficulties are associated with many developmental disorders, such as autism, but for children with specific language impairment (SLI) language problems are relatively specific. SLI is a neurodevelopmental disorder with heritable bases. Patterns of inheritance are complex, suggesting multiple genes operating probabilistically alongside multiple environmental risk factors. This complexity is mirrored by a complex and heterogeneous phenotype. Children with persistent language impairment are at risk of psychosocial and behaviour problems as well as poor literacy and low educational achievement. A challenge for future work is to understand how genetic and environmental factors impinge on brain development, as well as to develop and refine methods of assessment and intervention. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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title Developmental language disorders
title_full Developmental language disorders
title_fullStr Developmental language disorders
title_full_unstemmed Developmental language disorders
title_short Developmental language disorders
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