A new candidate gene for Specific Language Impairment has been identified. The results point toward the likelihood of multiple genes contributing to language impairment, some of which also contribute ...

Language development in children is a complex interplay of genetic, neurological and environmental factors. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the spectrum of language abilities, ...

A 5-year-old wearing headphones is instructed by a prerecorded voice to repeat what they hear word for word. Such a test, called sentence recall, measures auditory processing, memory and language ...

Roughly 8-9% of young children have a speech sound disorder, which results in difficulties producing speech sounds correctly and often has no known cause, according to the National Institute on ...

Programs in North Texas offer specific services to children with diagnoses that impact language and communication such as ...

Speech disorders can affect the way a person creates sounds to form words. Certain voice disorders may also be considered speech disorders. Some people with speech disorders are aware of what they ...

Study with experts in telepractice and learn how to become an effective clinician. As a graduate student in UW’s speech-language pathology program, you’ll practice using electronic medical records ...

University of Utah Health's Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic is a professional outpatient clinic that serves the greater Salt Lake City community. The clinic also serves as a training program for ...

Speech-language pathologists or speech therapists can help when you are having problems speaking, communicating, or swallowing due to a wide range of conditions, including speech delays or strokes.

One out of every four kindergartners in the United States is Latino, making bilingual communities like we have in Southern Arizona the norm, rather than the exception. Tucson is also a refugee ...