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Handedness, clumsiness and developmental language disorders.

D V Bishop1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Manchester, U.K.

Neuropsychologia
|January 1, 1990
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Children with persistent language difficulties showed no differences in hand preference but had poorer overall hand skill. This longitudinal study tracked specific language impairment from age 4.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental neuroscience
  • Child psychology
  • Speech and language pathology

Background:

  • Specific language impairment (SLI) can impact various developmental trajectories.
  • Understanding motor skill development alongside language acquisition is crucial for comprehensive child development assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate hand preference and relative hand skill in children with a history of specific language impairment.
  • To determine if motor skill deficits correlate with persistent language difficulties.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal assessment of 83 children initially enrolled at age 4 for specific language impairment.
  • Evaluation of hand preference and relative hand skill in 8 1/2-year-old participants.

Main Results:

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  • No significant differences were found in hand preference or relative hand skill compared to normative data.
  • Children with persisting language difficulties exhibited poorer skill in both their preferred and non-preferred hands.

Conclusions:

  • While specific language impairment does not appear to alter hand preference patterns, it is associated with reduced bilateral hand skill.
  • These findings highlight a potential link between persistent language deficits and motor skill development, warranting further investigation.