Specific language impairment

Specific language impairment
SpecialtyNeurology
TreatmentSpeech-language pathology

Specific language impairment (SLI) (the term developmental language disorder is preferred by some)[1] is diagnosed when a child's language does not develop normally and the difficulties cannot be accounted for by generally slow development, physical abnormality of the speech apparatus, autism spectrum disorder, apraxia, acquired brain damage or hearing loss. Twin studies have shown that it is under genetic influence. Although language impairment can result from a single-gene mutation,[2] this is unusual. More commonly SLI results from the combined influence of multiple genetic variants, each of which is found in the general population, as well as environmental influences.[3]

  1. ^ Bishop DV, Snowling MJ, Thompson PA, Greenhalgh T (October 2017). "Phase 2 of CATALISE: a multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development: Terminology". Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines. 58 (10): 1068–1080. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12721. PMC 5638113. PMID 28369935.
  2. ^ Lai CS, Fisher SE, Hurst JA, Vargha-Khadem F, Monaco AP (October 2001). "A forkhead-domain gene is mutated in a severe speech and language disorder". Nature. 413 (6855): 519–23. Bibcode:2001Natur.413..519L. doi:10.1038/35097076. hdl:11858/00-001M-0000-0012-CB9C-F. PMID 11586359. S2CID 4421562.
  3. ^ Bishop DV (2002-07-01). "The role of genes in the etiology of specific language impairment". Journal of Communication Disorders. 35 (4): 311–28. doi:10.1016/S0021-9924(02)00087-4. PMID 12160351.

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