Developmental Language Disorder

Today is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness day! DLD is a language disorder that is recognized in the DSM-5 as “language problems that create obstacles to communication or learning in everyday life, are unlikely to resolve on their own and are not associated with a known biomedical condition.”

Facts about DLD:

• DLD is quite prevalent (approximately 2 kids in every classroom have DLD). 

• People with DLD are 6x more likely to struggle with learning to read in comparison to their same aged typically developing peers.

• People with DLD can struggle talking (expressive language) and/or understanding (receptive language) 

• Half the students who struggle w reading in primary grades have DLD

• DLD used to be called Specific Language Impairment (SLI), language learning impairment, and language delay

• People with DLD can access supports through SLPs, teachers, and friends and family

Here is a video summarizing DLD from some cute kiddos!

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 References:

Paul, R., Norbury, C. & Gosse, C. (2017). Language disorders: From infancy through adolescence (5th edition).St. Louis: Mosby.