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Using Polygenic Profiles to Predict Variation in Language and Psychosocial Outcomes in Early and Middle Childhood
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Newbury, Dianne F.; Gibson, Jenny L.; Conti-Ramsden, Gina; Pickles, Andrew; Durkin, Kevin; Toseeb, Umar – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: Children with poor language tend to have worse psychosocial outcomes compared to their typically developing peers. The most common explanations for such adversities focus on developmental psychological processes whereby poor language triggers psychosocial difficulties. Here, we investigate the possibility of shared biological effects by…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Language Variation, Psychological Patterns, Social Development
Developmental Trajectories of Verbal and Nonverbal Skills in Individuals with a History of Specific Language Impairment: From Childhood to Adolescence
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Conti-Ramsden, Gina; St. Clair, Michelle C.; Pickles, Andrew; Durkin, Kevin – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2012
Purpose: To investigate the longitudinal trajectories of verbal and nonverbal skills in individuals with a history of specific language impairment (SLI) from childhood to adolescence. This study focuses on SLI only and investigates within-participant measures across abilities. Method: Verbal and nonverbal skills were assessed in 242 children with…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Verbal Ability, Nonverbal Ability, Language Acquisition