Three Profiles of Language Abilities in Toddlers With an Expressive Vocabulary Delay: Variations on a Theme

Desmarais, Chantal; Sylvestre, Audette; Meyer, François; Bairati, Isabelle; Rouleau, Nancie

doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2009/07-0245)

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“…Some support for this possibility is provided by Desmarais et al (2010) and Bushmann et al (2008) who found that pre-schoolers with receptive delay had weaker cognitive profiles than their counterparts with expressive-only delay. However, differences in cognitive ability might be expected to have similar effects on expressive and receptive language performance.…”

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What Our Hands Say: Exploring Gesture Use in Subgroups of Children With Language Delay

O'Neill

Chiat

2015

J Speech Lang Hear Res

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link AbstractPurpose: The aim of this study was to investigate whether children with receptive-expressive and expressive-only language delay differ in their use of gesture; to examine relationships between their use of gesture, symbolic comprehension and language; and to consider implications for the nature of problems underlying different profiles of early language delay and for assessment.Method: Twelve children with expressive language delay (ELD) and 10 children with receptive-expressive language delay (R/ELD), aged 2-3 years, were assessed on measures of gesture use and symbolic comprehension.Results: Performance of the R/ELD group was significantly poorer than performance of the ELD group on measures of gesture and symbolic comprehension. Gesture use and symbolic comprehension were significantly associated with receptive language, but associations with expressive language were not significant. Conclusion:Findings of this study support previous research pointing to links between gesture and language development, and more specifically, between delays in gesture, symbolic understanding, and receptive rather than expressive language. Given potentially important implications for the nature of problems underlying ELD and R/ELD, and for assessment of children with language delay, this preliminary study invites further investigation comparing the use of different gesture types in samples of children matched on age and nonverbal IQ.

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What Our Hands Say: Exploring Gesture Use in Subgroups of Children With Language Delay

O'Neill

Chiat

2015

J Speech Lang Hear Res

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“…One exception is the research of Thal and colleagues (Thal, Tobias, & Morrison, 1991;Thal & Tobias, 1992) who investigated use of communicative gestures in late talkers and found an association with receptive language abilities. In line with our approach, Desmarais et al (2010) draw attention to the heterogeneity of children with early vocabulary delay and highlight the occurrence of difficulties with comprehension and engagement in communication as well as expressive language.…”

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Early Predictors of Language and Social Communication Impairments at Ages 9–11 Years: A Follow-Up Study of Early-Referred Children

Chiat

Roy

2013

J Speech Lang Hear Res

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This is the unspecified version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Results: Group-and case-level analyses revealed early sociocognition to be the strongest predictor of social communication problems, which by T3 affected almost a third of the sample. At group level, early phonology, which was a significant problem for the majority of children at T1, was a weak predictor of morphosyntax at T3. However, at case level, the majority of children with poor morphosyntax and nonword repetition at outcome had had very low repetition scores at T1. Permanent repository link Conclusions:In early language referrals, it is important to identify and address sociocognitive problems, a considerable risk for later social communication and ASD. The majority of early referred children had phonological problems, often severe, but these require further investigation to determine their longer-term significance for language.

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“…A first trained research assistant interviewed the parent in charge of the child at the time of this home visit (the index parent) while a second assistant tested the child. The procedures done and the questionnaires used during this home visit have been described in a previous publication [19].…”

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“…This instrument, commonly used in clinical settings, is designed to evaluate the communication skill of children according to their age categories. Scores were generated according to the method proposed by Desmarais et al [19]. The Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID-II) was administered to measure child mental and motor development [24].…”

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Factors influencing parent satisfaction with preventive health services for the early detection of speech and language delay in preschool children

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Meyer²,

Gueye³

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The aim of this study was to identify parent and child characteristics which could influence parent satisfaction with preventive health services designed to detect preschool children with speech and language (SL) delay. This study was conducted on 101 children aged 18 to 36 months who participated in an organized SL delay early detection program. Validated instruments were used to assess children's and parents' characteristics. Satisfaction was evaluated using the client satisfaction questionnaire for the three activities of the program: 1) a public information session about SL development, 2) parent training sessions for parents concerned by their child SL development, and 3) a child's SL assessment. Multiple logistic regressions were used to identify all independent factors (p < 0.05) associated with satisfaction and to estimate the odds ratios (OR) for satisfaction. Economically disadvantaged parents were less prone to participate in the first two activities of the early detection program. Older parents were more satisfied with the public information session (OR = 1.33 for 1 year increment; p = 0.001). Distressed parents were less satisfied with both the parent training sessions (OR = 0.28; p = 0.009) and the SL assessment (OR = 0.43; p = 0.046). Parents whose child had health problems at birth were less satisfied with the public information session (OR = 0.14, p = 0.03) and the SL assessment (OR = 0.33, p = 0.036). There is a need to better adapt the delivery of preventive services for the early detection of SL delay, especially for disadvantaged and distressed parents and for those whose child had suffered from health problems at birth.

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Three Profiles of Language Abilities in Toddlers With an Expressive Vocabulary Delay: Variations on a Theme

Abstract: These results shed new light on the notion of heterogeneity in toddlers who present with an EVD by proposing subgroups among them. A follow-up investigation of these participants is ongoing.

Cited by 33 publications

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What Our Hands Say: Exploring Gesture Use in Subgroups of Children With Language Delay

What Our Hands Say: Exploring Gesture Use in Subgroups of Children With Language Delay

Early Predictors of Language and Social Communication Impairments at Ages 9–11 Years: A Follow-Up Study of Early-Referred Children

Factors influencing parent satisfaction with preventive health services for the early detection of speech and language delay in preschool children

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