This review summarizes what is known about the neurobiology of specific language impairment. Despite its name, specific language impairment is frequently not specific. It is common to find associated ...

In the first molecular genetic study of families with a history of both language impairment and autism, scientists may have uncovered a shared origin for the two conditions, an important step toward ...

Specific language impairment (SLI) is so common it affects up to one child in every class and is as common as dyslexia and more common than autism but is barely heard of by the general public. By ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- By looking at how the brain responds to different aspects of grammar, specifically nouns and verbs, researchers at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders are hoping ...

Bilingual children represent a diverse population whose language development can be complicated by both typical dual language acquisition and by language impairments that may affect one or both ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A cross-cultural study of more than 200 children with a disorder called "specific language impairment" shows that a child's native language may have a lot to say about the ...

Recent studies aim at finding better ways to diagnose young children with language impairments. The work could lead to better treatments for individual children with communication disorders. Recent ...

This article describes the case of a deaf native signer of American Sign Language (ASL) with a specific language impairment (SLI). School records documented normal cognitive development but atypical ...

Lorenzo Miodus-Santini an 11-year-old sixth-grader from Princeton, who was classified as autistic at only 13 months old, was never a big talker. As an infant he didn't babble or coo. When he was a ...

Our understanding of the neurobiology of specific language impairment has increased considerably over the past 10 years; however, a number of questions remain to be answered. Research in specific ...