Background: The assessment of pragmatics expressed in spoken language is a central
issue in the evaluation of children with communication impairments and related disorders. A …

Background Diagnostic criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suggest a
range of difficulties in the pragmatic aspects of language, including excessive talking and …

The diagnosis of semantic'pragmatic language disorder (SPLD) has been the subject of a
number of research studies over the last two decades. Classification and diagnostic …

In this article, Catherine Adams, clinical senior lecturer in speech and language therapy at
the University of Manchester, and Julian Lloyd, senior lecturer in psychology at Newman …

Background: Developmental language disorder is a heterogeneous diagnostic category.
Little research has compared the long‐term outcomes of children with different subtypes of …

The Children's Communication Checklist (CCC) was developed to assess aspects of
communicative impairment that are not adequately evaluated by contemporary standardised …

This chapter considers the everyday psychological and social costs attached to having
pragmatic language difficulties. We briefly review key terminology concerning pragmatic …

Purpose To describe and compare the pragmatic language profiles of school-age children
with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and Williams syndrome (WS) on a standardized …

This paper provides a review of relevant research concerning the development and use of
spoken pragmatic language skills by people with intellectual disabilities. The development …

Background: Children who show disproportionate difficulty with the pragmatic as compared
with the structural aspects of language are described as having pragmatic language …