Failure to meet language milestones at two years of age is predictive of specific language impairment

• Published in: Acta Paediatrica Vol. 105; no. 3; pp. 304 - 310
• Main Authors: Diepeveen, F. Babette, Dusseldorp, Elise, Bol, Gerard W., Oudesluys-Murphy, Anne Marie, Verkerk, Paul H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Norway Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Age; Case-Control Studies; Child, Preschool; Developmental language disorder; English language; Female; Humans; Language Development; Language Development Disorders - diagnosis; Language milestones; Male; Predictive properties; Prospective Studies; Specific language impairment; Speech disorders; Validity; Specific language impairment; Validity; Developmental language disorder; Language milestones; Predictive properties

Aim This study established predictive properties of single language milestones for specific language impairment (SLI) after the age of four, as these had not previously been reported in the literature. Methods In this nested case–control study, children attending special needs schools for severe spe...