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Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Flashcards

(12 cards)

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Diagnosis created in

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2017

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Key characteristics of DLD

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Not associated with known biological aetiology.
Causes functional impairment.
Associated with poor prognosis.
Can co-occur, e.g. w/ ADHD.

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Considerations for DLD

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Risk factors
Co-occurring challenges or disorders, e.g. cognitive, behavioural etc.
Implications for MDT.

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4
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Prevalence of DLD

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3.7% of population.
More prevalent than ASD.

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Impact of DLD

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Long term academic achievement.
Literacy development
Social interactions
50% of young offenders in a study had unidentified language impairment.

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Teacher perspectives of DLD

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Difficulties negotiating wth peers.
Seem forgetful or poor listening.
Trouble engaging in tasks.
Copies others in tasks.
Distracted, daydreaming etc.
Frustrated emotions.

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DLD - Phonology Features

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Delayed sound acquisition.
Problems with perception and/or production of complex sound configurations in words and phrases.
PA difficulties

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DLD - PA difficulties

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Segmenting
Counting sounds in words
Producing words with sounds left out
Sound manipulation
Sound categorising
Rapid naming tasks

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DLD - syntax difficulties

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Understanding negative and passive constructions and relative clauses.
Errors in spoken/written language such as short sentences, difficulty with verb tense, possession etc, confusion with articles.

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DLD - morphological difficulties

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Delayed acquisition of morphological rules such as:
Plural -s
Comparatives (-er)
Superlatives (-est)
Pronouns

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DLD - semantics

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Smaller vocabs
Restricted word meaning
Word findings and definitional problems
Excessive use of non-specific terms and indefinite reference.
Difficulty comprehending certain conjunctions.
Difficulty understanding word combos.

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DLD - pragmatics

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May be less assertive, persuasive, polite, clear etc.
Difficulty adjusting language to suit listener.
Trouble clarifying miscommunication and requesting clarification.
Poor cohesion
Short stories, fewer complex sentences etc.

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