Language-cognitive profiles in children with developmental language disorder

Abstract

This paper describes the performance of children with developmental language disorder (n=50) on a battery of language and cognitive tests and the relationships found between these performances in the context of international research on related topics. The issue is put in relation to the biological, cognitive and behavioural levels of symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Keywords

• deveopmental language disorder
• diagnosis of language and cognitive development
• model of three levels of symptoms in neurodevelopmental disorders