Introduction to developmental language disorders Flashcards
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What is a language disorder?
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Impairment in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, or pragmatics which affects the ability to communicate in everyday life
2
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Why do children have DLD?
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Biological, environmental, cognitive and behavioural factors
3
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Biological factors affecting DLD
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Genetics - strong aggregation in families, there are some genes associated with language disorders
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Cognitive factors affecting DLD
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Performance-based: phonological working memory, working memory, processing speed, attention, auditory perceptual processing
Competence-based: impaired grammatical representations
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Environmental factors affecting DLD
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Family history, education level, family income, language background
