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AUTHOR
Ahmed Geneid
Understanding developmental language disorder-The Helsinki longitudinal SLI study (HelSLI): A study protocol
Background Developmental language disorder (DLD, also called specific language impairment, SLI) is a common developmental disorder comprising the largest disability group in pre-school-aged children. Approximately 7% of the population is expected to have developmental language difficulties. However, the specific etiological factors leading to DLD are not yet known and even the typical linguistic features appear to vary by language. We present here a project that investigates DLD at multiple levels of analysis and aims to make the reliable prediction and early identification of the difficulties possible. Following the multiple deficit model of developmental disorders, we investigate the DLD …
Additional file 2 of Understanding developmental language disorder - the Helsinki longitudinal SLI study (HelSLI): a study protocol
Appendix 2 SLT assessment battery. List of speech and language assessments used in the study. (DOCX 25 kb)
Additional file 1 of Understanding developmental language disorder - the Helsinki longitudinal SLI study (HelSLI): a study protocol
Appendix 1 Neuropsychological assessment battery. List of neuropsychological assessments used in the study. (DOCX 81 kb)