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Developmental language disorder

MedGen UID:
6010
•Concept ID:
C0023014
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Development Disorder, Language; Developmental Disorder, Speech or Language; Developmental Language Disorder; Developmental Language Disorders; Disorder, Language Development; Disorders, Language Development; Language Development Disorder; Language Development Disorders; Language Disorder, Developmental; Language Disorders, Developmental; Speech or Language, Developmental Disorder
SNOMED CT: Developmental language disorder (280032002)

Definition

Conditions characterized by language abilities (comprehension and expression of speech and writing) that are below the expected level for a given age, generally in the absence of an intellectual impairment. These conditions may be associated with DEAFNESS; BRAIN DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; or environmental factors. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDevelopmental language disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment intensity for developmental language disorder: A systematic review.
Segura-Pujol H, Briones-Rojas C
Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2021 Oct;23(5):465-474. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1080/17549507.2020.1856412. PMID: 33522291
Predictors of Treatment Response for Preschool Children With Developmental Language Disorder.
Kapa LL, Meyers-Denman C, Plante E, Doubleday K
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2020 Nov 12;29(4):2082-2096. Epub 2020 Sep 30 doi: 10.1044/2020_AJSLP-19-00198. PMID: 32997549Free PMC Article
Screening school-age children for developmental language disorder in primary care.
Ebert KD, Ochoa-Lubinoff C, Holmes MP
Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2020 Apr;22(2):152-162. Epub 2019 Jul 1 doi: 10.1080/17549507.2019.1632931. PMID: 31262202Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Language Control and Code-Switching in Bilingual Children With Developmental Language Disorder.
Gross MC, Kaushanskaya M
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2022 Mar 8;65(3):1104-1127. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00332. PMID: 35143728Free PMC Article
Developmental Language Disorder and Psychopathology: Disentangling Shared Genetic and Environmental Influences.
Toseeb U, Oginni OA, Dale PS
J Learn Disabil 2022 May-Jun;55(3):185-199. Epub 2021 Jun 11 doi: 10.1177/00222194211019961. PMID: 34112015Free PMC Article
How We Fail Children With Developmental Language Disorder.
McGregor KK
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2020 Oct 2;51(4):981-992. Epub 2020 Aug 5 doi: 10.1044/2020_LSHSS-20-00003. PMID: 32755505Free PMC Article
Association of Parent Training With Child Language Development: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Roberts MY, Curtis PR, Sone BJ, Hampton LH
JAMA Pediatr 2019 Jul 1;173(7):671-680. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1197. PMID: 31107508Free PMC Article
Phase 2 of CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development: Terminology.
Bishop DVM, Snowling MJ, Thompson PA, Greenhalgh T; and the CATALISE-2 consortium
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2017 Oct;58(10):1068-1080. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12721. PMID: 28369935Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Language intervention in bilingual children with developmental language disorder: A systematic review.
Kk Nair V, Clark GT, Siyambalapitiya S, Reuterskiöld C
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2023 Mar;58(2):576-600. Epub 2022 Nov 25 doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12803. PMID: 36428270
Language disorders.
Paul R
Handb Clin Neurol 2020;174:21-35. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64148-9.00002-8. PMID: 32977879
How We Fail Children With Developmental Language Disorder.
McGregor KK
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2020 Oct 2;51(4):981-992. Epub 2020 Aug 5 doi: 10.1044/2020_LSHSS-20-00003. PMID: 32755505Free PMC Article
Phase 2 of CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development: Terminology.
Bishop DVM, Snowling MJ, Thompson PA, Greenhalgh T; and the CATALISE-2 consortium
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2017 Oct;58(10):1068-1080. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12721. PMID: 28369935Free PMC Article
Developmental dyscalculia.
Shalev RS, Gross-Tsur V
Pediatr Neurol 2001 May;24(5):337-42. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00258-7. PMID: 11516606

Therapy

Peer Effects in Language Therapy for Preschoolers With Developmental Language Disorder: A Pilot Study.
Schmitt MB, Tambyraja S, Siddiqui S
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2022 Jul 12;31(4):1854-1867. Epub 2022 Apr 22 doi: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-21-00313. PMID: 35452261
Implicit manual and oculomotor sequence learning in developmental language disorder.
Lum JAG, Clark GM
Dev Sci 2022 Mar;25(2):e13156. Epub 2021 Jul 21 doi: 10.1111/desc.13156. PMID: 34240500
Comprehending reflexive and clitic constructions in children with autism spectrum disorder and developmental language disorder.
Moreno-Pérez FJ, Rodríguez-Ortiz IR, Tavares G, Saldaña D
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2020 Nov;55(6):884-898. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12568. PMID: 32844517
Association of Parent Training With Child Language Development: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Roberts MY, Curtis PR, Sone BJ, Hampton LH
JAMA Pediatr 2019 Jul 1;173(7):671-680. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1197. PMID: 31107508Free PMC Article
Reconceptualizing developmental language disorder as a spectrum disorder: issues and evidence.
Lancaster HS, Camarata S
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2019 Jan;54(1):79-94. Epub 2018 Nov 13 doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12433. PMID: 30426606Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Language Control and Code-Switching in Bilingual Children With Developmental Language Disorder.
Gross MC, Kaushanskaya M
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2022 Mar 8;65(3):1104-1127. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00332. PMID: 35143728Free PMC Article
Predictive Processing and Developmental Language Disorder.
Jones SD, Westermann G
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2021 Jan 14;64(1):181-185. Epub 2020 Dec 29 doi: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00409. PMID: 33375825
Reconceptualizing developmental language disorder as a spectrum disorder: issues and evidence.
Lancaster HS, Camarata S
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2019 Jan;54(1):79-94. Epub 2018 Nov 13 doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12433. PMID: 30426606Free PMC Article
Phase 2 of CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development: Terminology.
Bishop DVM, Snowling MJ, Thompson PA, Greenhalgh T; and the CATALISE-2 consortium
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2017 Oct;58(10):1068-1080. Epub 2017 Mar 30 doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12721. PMID: 28369935Free PMC Article
Developmental dyscalculia.
Shalev RS, Gross-Tsur V
Pediatr Neurol 2001 May;24(5):337-42. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00258-7. PMID: 11516606

Clinical prediction guides

Language Control and Code-Switching in Bilingual Children With Developmental Language Disorder.
Gross MC, Kaushanskaya M
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2022 Mar 8;65(3):1104-1127. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00332. PMID: 35143728Free PMC Article
Developmental Language Disorder and Psychopathology: Disentangling Shared Genetic and Environmental Influences.
Toseeb U, Oginni OA, Dale PS
J Learn Disabil 2022 May-Jun;55(3):185-199. Epub 2021 Jun 11 doi: 10.1177/00222194211019961. PMID: 34112015Free PMC Article
Predictive Processing and Developmental Language Disorder.
Jones SD, Westermann G
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2021 Jan 14;64(1):181-185. Epub 2020 Dec 29 doi: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00409. PMID: 33375825
Visual narrative comprehension: Universal or not?
Cohn N
Psychon Bull Rev 2020 Apr;27(2):266-285. doi: 10.3758/s13423-019-01670-1. PMID: 31820277Free PMC Article
Association of Parent Training With Child Language Development: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Roberts MY, Curtis PR, Sone BJ, Hampton LH
JAMA Pediatr 2019 Jul 1;173(7):671-680. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1197. PMID: 31107508Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Language intervention in bilingual children with developmental language disorder: A systematic review.
Kk Nair V, Clark GT, Siyambalapitiya S, Reuterskiöld C
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2023 Mar;58(2):576-600. Epub 2022 Nov 25 doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12803. PMID: 36428270
Investigating Narrative Performance in Children With Developmental Language Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Winters KL, Jasso J, Pustejovsky JE, Byrd CT
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2022 Oct 17;65(10):3908-3929. Epub 2022 Sep 30 doi: 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00017. PMID: 36179252
Treatment intensity for developmental language disorder: A systematic review.
Segura-Pujol H, Briones-Rojas C
Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2021 Oct;23(5):465-474. Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1080/17549507.2020.1856412. PMID: 33522291
Young Adults With Developmental Language Disorder: A Systematic Review of Education, Employment, and Independent Living Outcomes.
Dubois P, St-Pierre MC, Desmarais C, Guay F
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2020 Nov 13;63(11):3786-3800. Epub 2020 Oct 6 doi: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00127. PMID: 33022192
Association of Parent Training With Child Language Development: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Roberts MY, Curtis PR, Sone BJ, Hampton LH
JAMA Pediatr 2019 Jul 1;173(7):671-680. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1197. PMID: 31107508Free PMC Article

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