Language skills and social abilities are connected in children diagnosed with a language disorder

What is it about?

Language is an important part of interacting with others. Some children struggle with their language skills, which can lead to a diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder. It has been suggested that children who struggle with their language skills also have difficulties with their social skills and social interaction due to a lack of effective language skills. This paper examined the relation between language skills and social abilities in children who have been diagnosed with Developmental Language Disorder.

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Why is it important?

Our study combines the results of multiple previously-published studies to determine what the overall relation between language skills and social abilities is for children who have been diagnosed with Developmental Language Disorder.