A Longitudinal Study of Patients with Severe Developmental Disorders of Language Learning

Outcomes of severe disorders of language acquisition

“…The significant correlation between speech-motor rating and scores on the VMI may indicate that speech-motor deficits are associated with a general difficulty in fine motor development that might be thought of as a form of developmental dyspraxia. Previous reports on this sample (Paul et al, 1983) indicate a preponderance of fine motor difficulties. The role of this dyspraxic component in disorders of language learning warrants further investigation, particularly in children whose expressive skills lag far behind their comprehension of language.…”

“…Admittedly, though, more sophisticated statistical techniques would be preferable.) This LRQ can be compared to the LRQ derived similarly from data from the earlier evaluations (see Paul et al, 1983, for a description of earlier data).…”

“…The present subjects are a subgroup of children with serious language disorders reported earlier (Paul, Cohen, & Caparulo, 1983). The original group comprised 28 subjects who had received a diagnosis of "childhood aphasia" during the last decade.…”

Functional Outcomes of Adolescents with a History of Specific Language Impairment (SLI) with and without Autistic Symptomatology

“…However, recent data from the UK indicate around 1.16% (Baird et al 2006) and a similar figure of 1.10% has also been reported in the USA (Kogan et al 2009), though the prevalence of traits resembling those found in ASD is higher, continuously distributed in the general population (Constantino and Todd 2003;Skuse et al 2009). Traditionally, SLI and ASD have been regarded as distinct disorders, but for a long time researchers have been aware of similarities between them (Paul et al 1983;Rutter 1967) and the overlap remains very much a matter of current interest and debate (Bishop and Norbury 2002;Rice et al 2005;TagerFlusberg et al 2005;Volkmar and Klin 2005;Whitehouse et al 2008;Williams et al 2008).…”

“…Longitudinal studies in the 1980s involving children with SLI observed that approximately 50% of children with persistent language difficulties evidenced features similar to autism (Paul et al 1983;Paul and Cohen 1984). These symptoms included poor social relations, aloofness, affectless behaviour and unusual responses to stimuli.…”