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 Ch...

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Main Authors: Bishop, D, Laws, G, Adams, C, Norbury, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006