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Rethinking Speech Sound Disorder (SSD) in Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip and Palate: The Importance of Recognizing Phonological and Language Difficulties
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Stephanie van Eeden; Cristina McKean; Helen Stringer – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Children born with cleft palate ± lip (CP ± L) are at risk of speech sound disorder (SSD). Up to 40% continue to have SSD at age 5-6 years. These difficulties are typically described as articulatory in nature and often include cleft speech characteristics (CSC) hypothesized to result from structural differences. In non-CP ± L SSD…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Congenital Impairments, Speech Impairments, Articulation Impairments
The Vague Language Use Scale: Clinical Utility and Psychometrics from Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury
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Kathryn J. Greenslade; Julia K. Bushell; Emily F. Dillon; Amy E. Ramage – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Pragmatic communication difficulties encompass many distinct behaviours, including the use of vague and/or insufficient language, a common characteristic following traumatic brain injury (TBI) that negatively impacts psychosocial outcomes. Existing assessments evaluate pragmatic communication broadly, often with only one or two items…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Head Injuries, Language Impairments, Language Tests
Microstructure Competences and Grammatical Errors of Danish-Speaking Children with Developmental Language Disorder When Telling and Retelling Narratives and Engaging in Spontaneous Language
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Lone Sundahl Olsen; Kristine Jensen de López – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Research on the grammatical characteristics of children with developmental language disorder (DLD) across languages has challenged accounts about the nature of DLD. Studies of the characteristics of DLD in different languages can reveal which components of DLD emerge irrespective of language and which components are language specific.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indo European Languages, Language Impairments, Grammar