Children with specific language impairment (SLI) show
a significant deficit in spoken language that cannot be
attributed to neurological damage, hearing impairment,
or intellectual disability. More prevalent than autism
and at least as prevalent as dyslexia, SLI affects
approximately seven percent of all children; it is
longstanding, with adverse effects on academic, social,
and (eventually) economic standing. The first edition of
this work established Children with Specific Language
Impairment as the landmark reference on this condition,
considering not only the disorder's history, possible
origins, and treatment but also what SLI might tell us
about language organization and development in general.
This second edition offers a complete update of the
earlier volume. Much of the second edition is completely
new, reflecting findings and interpretations based on
the hundreds of studies that have appeared since the
publication of the first edition in 1997. Topics include
linguistic details (descriptive and theoretical), word
and sentence processing findings, genetics,
neurobiology, treatment, and comparisons to such
conditions as autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and
dyslexia. The book covers SLI in children who speak a
wide range of languages, and, although the emphasis is
on children, it also includes studies of adults who were
diagnosed with SLI as children or are the parents of
children with SLI. Written by a leading scholar in the
field, Children with Specific Language Impairment offers
the most comprehensive, balanced, and unified treatment
of SLI available. |
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