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[Language comprehension in late talkers].

S Sachse1, W von Suchodoletz

  • 1Institut für Psychologie, Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg, Keplerstr. 87, 69120, Heidelberg, Deutschland, sachse@ph-heidelberg.de.

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Identifying early language development subtypes in late talkers (LTs) is crucial. Comprehension of single words at 25 months, not sentences, helps predict later speech impairments in LTs.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Language Development
  • Childhood Communication Disorders

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  • Late talkers (LTs) exhibit heterogeneous language development trajectories.
  • Understanding these trajectories is key for early intervention.

Purpose:

  • To investigate if subgrouping LTs based on language comprehension reveals distinct subtypes with varying prognoses.
  • To identify predictors of language development in LTs.

Summary:

  • A study examined 48 LTs at 25 and 37 months using standardized language, nonverbal development, and hearing tests.
  • Thirty-eight percent of LTs showed impaired language comprehension.
  • Comprehension of single words, but not sentences, at 25 months predicted later speech impairments, though this subgroup was small.

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