Neuroscience
Recognizing the basic structure of language is not unique to the human brain
A team led at Newcastle University, UK, has shed light on the evolutionary roots of language in the brain.
Nov 17, 2015
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News tagged with language impairment
Psychology & Psychiatry
What clinicians need to know about bilingual development in children
Bilingual children pose unique challenges for clinicians, and, until recently, there was little research on young bilinguals to guide clinical practice. In the past decade, however, research on bilingual development has burgeoned, ...
Aug 17, 2015
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Neuroscience
Mapping language in the brain
The exchange of words, speaking and listening in conversation, may seem unremarkable for most people, but communicating with others is a challenge for people who have aphasia, an impairment of language that often happens ...
Apr 16, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Preschool attendance boosts language in disadvantaged children
All children with early language problems are at increased risk of struggling at school, and having reduced employment opportunities and life chances, but the risk of early language problems is disproportionately high for ...
Jan 15, 2015
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Autism spectrum disorders
Scientists identify genetic link between language impairment and autism
(Medical Xpress)—In the first molecular genetic study of families with a history of both language impairment and autism, scientists may have uncovered a shared origin for the two conditions, an important step toward explaining ...
Nov 7, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Language difficulties can last a lifetime
People who suffer from language difficulties as children may continue to suffer from various emotional and behavioural problems as adults, according to new research by The University of Manchester.
Nov 1, 2013
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Autism spectrum disorders
Autism and language impairment genetically linked
Lorenzo Miodus-Santini an 11-year-old sixth-grader from Princeton, who was classified as autistic at only 13 months old, was never a big talker. As an infant he didn't babble or coo. When he was a toddler beginning to speak, ...
Oct 30, 2013
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Neuroscience
Aphasia and bilingualism: Using one language to relearn another
In the era of globalization, bilingualism is becoming more and more frequent, and it is considered a plus. However, can this skill turn into a disadvantage, when someone acquires aphasia? More precisely, if a bilingual person ...
Sep 26, 2013
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Autism spectrum disorders
Young adults with autism found to have difficulty transitioning into employment
A study published in the September 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that young adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have more difficulty transitioning into ...
Sep 5, 2013
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Health
Breastfeeding may protect against persistent stuttering
A study of 47 children who began stuttering at an early age found that those who were breastfed in infancy were more likely to recover from stuttering and return to fluent speech.
Aug 5, 2013
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