The relationship between language difficulties, psychosocial difficulties and speech-language pathology service access in the community.

Background: A range of factors may impact whether children access speech-language pathology (SLP) services, beyond their communication difficulties. For instance, co-occurring psychosocial difficulties may amplify children's observable difficulties, leading to greater access. It is important to examine such associations because they may reflect inherent differences between children with language difficulties who access services and those who do not, indicating under-servicing for subgroups in the community.

Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders.

Background: Although factors such as adverse family background have been widely examined, little is known about the prevalence or potential impact of developmental language disorder (DLD) on risk of recidivism in young people with history of criminal justice system contact.

Methods: A total of 145 young offenders participated. An adversity score was constructed based on information found in youth justice service records.

Play and prosociality are associated with fewer externalizing problems in children with developmental language disorder: The role of early language and communication environment.

Background: Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) are at higher risk of poorer mental health compared with children without DLD. There are, however, considerable individual differences that need to be interpreted, including the identification of protective factors.

Aims: Pathways from the early language and communication environment (ELCE, 1-2 years) to internalizing (peer and emotional problems) and externalizing (conduct problems and hyperactivity) problems in middle childhood (11 years) were mapped using structural equation modelling.

The neural basis of nonword repetition in children with developmental speech or language disorder: An fMRI study.

Developmental language disorder (DLD) and developmental speech disorder (DSD) are highly prevalent childhood conditions. An impaired ability to repeat nonsense words ("nonword repetition"), is claimed to be a robust behavioural marker for these conditions. Yet how brain function is altered during this task remains poorly understood.

Grey matter volume in developmental speech and language disorder.

Developmental language disorder (DLD) and developmental speech disorder (DSD) are common, yet their etiologies are not well understood. Atypical volume of the inferior and posterior language regions and striatum have been reported in DLD; however, variability in both methodology and study findings limits interpretations. Imaging research within DSD, on the other hand, is scarce.