Babies who show
a language delay early in their infancy are at risk for language delays later in childhood.
Not exact matches
Understanding deficit patterns very
early, particularly speech and
language delays, cognitive - intellectual deficits, sensory - motor impairments and a rough estimate of the «stage of psychological development or trauma» will help plot out the most appropriate treatment interventions.
This could be an
early sign of a social or
language delay.
Increasing amounts of research have shown that infants and toddlers have a critical need for direct interactions with parents and other regular caregivers for healthy brain growth.82, — , 84 In addition, the results of 7 studies have shown that infants younger than 18 months who are exposed to TV may suffer from a
delay in
language development, and 1 study revealed that infant videos may
delay language development.85, — , 91 No studies have documented a benefit of
early viewing.92
The Nurse Family Partnership model showed a significantly better detection rate of
language delays, 10 while one study of the Hawaii Healthy Start Program did not show evidence of preventing
language delays or improving
early identification.27
We provide parents and professionals with a variety of resources and trainings to help them maximize the
early language learning of all children — including those with or at risk of
language delays and those with developmental challenges such as Autism Spectrum Disorder.
She knows what it's like to worry about a child's development — her now 4 - year - old has some cognitive and
language delays, but is improving through
early intervention and support.
Because
early detection and treatment of hearing loss leads to significantly improved speech and
language delay for those children affected, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) provides hearing screening for all newborns, regardless of perceived risk.
Having a
language or speech
delay or disorder can qualify a child for
early intervention (for children up to 3 years of age) and special education services (for children aged 3 years and older).
And research suggests there are no major differences between those with
early language delay and those without — the feature differentiating autism and Asperger's in DSM - IV.
• Charting
early gesture has the potential to serve as a diagnostic tool to identify children at risk for
language delay.
The importance of the finding is that this diagnosis can be made before
language delays appear in speech, thus opening the door for
earlier and more targeted interventions.
It is considered to be part of the autistic spectrum and is differentiated from other PDDs and from high functioning autism in that
early development is normal and there is no
language delay.
However, girls born to mothers with higher exposure — those who took acetaminophen more than six times in
early pregnancy — were nearly six times more likely to have
language delay than girls born to mothers who did not take acetaminophen.
My research compares the costs of
delaying the transition to English with the benefits of presenting other skills as
early as possible in the student's first
language.
Outcomes of
early language delay: I. Predicting persistent and transient
language difficulties at 3 and 4 years.
The clear social gradient associated with children's vocabulary, emerging literacy, well - being and behaviour is evident from birth to school entry.1 These trajectories track into adolescence and correspond to poorer educational attainment, income and health across the life course.2 — 10 Neuroimaging research extends the evidence for these suboptimal trajectories, showing that children raised in poverty from infancy are more likely to have
delayed brain growth with smaller volumetric size of the regions particularly responsible for executive functioning and
language.11 This evidence supports the need for further effort to redress inequities that arise from the impact of adversity during the potential developmental window of opportunity in
early childhood.
There is now ample consensus among social scientists that certain risks (such as academic failure,
early psychiatric problems, and
language delays) are highly correlated with poor outcomes.
Language acquisition is a critical developmental task in
early childhood that is promoted by certain activities, including interacting with adults.7 - 9 In a prior study, we found an association between infant television or video viewing and
delayed language development.10 What factors might mediate this association is not entirely clear, however.
In another evaluation of an
early - intervention approach, parents of 51 preschool - aged children suspected of having an ASD participated in the Hanen More Than Words program either immediately or after a
delay.15 Investigators» operationalization of «suspected ASD» included identification of
language delay and concerns about social behavior by a pediatrician and / or a speech and
language therapist, which resulted in inclusion of children without ASDs within the intervention and control groups.
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This progress leads to an overall profile of
delayed early language development (Polišenská 2014), although differences have also been described (Ypsilanti 2008).
Homelessness in
early childhood has been found to be associated with
delays in
language, literacy, and social - emotional development, putting children at risk for later academic problems.
During the prenatal and infant periods, families have been identified on the basis of socioeconomic risk (parental education, income, age8, 11) and / or other family (e.g. maternal depression) or child (e.g. prematurity and low birth weight12) risks; whereas with preschoolers a greater emphasis has been placed on the presence of child disruptive behaviour,
delays in
language / cognitive impairment and / or more pervasive developmental
delays.6 With an increased emphasis on families from lower socioeconomic strata, who typically face multiple types of adversity (e.g. low parental educational attainment and work skills, poor housing, low social support, dangerous neighbourhoods), many parenting programs have incorporated components that provide support for parents» self - care (e.g. depression, birth - control planning), marital functioning and / or economic self - sufficiency (e.g. improving educational, occupational and housing resources).8, 13,14 This trend to broaden the scope of «parenting» programs mirrors recent findings on
early predictors of low - income children's social and emotional skills.
Research shows that children who are most likely to be suspended or expelled — children from low - income families, children of color, and children with certain disabilities — are also most likely to benefit from high - quality
early education.10 Children from low - income families and children of color are more likely to experience multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACES), which can manifest as challenging behaviors that trigger suspensions or expulsions.11 Likewise, young children with
language delays or trouble with self - regulation may struggle to verbalize appropriate responses to emotional or physical stimulation, and instead display inappropriate behavior.12 In both cases, appropriate evaluation and intervention services can help children learn important coping and communication skills.
Research has also linked
early mercury exposure to
delays or dysfunction in children's
language, attention, and memory well into adolescence.
Children enter school with different levels of skill, and these initial differences often affect children's subsequent
language growth, cognitive development, literacy and academic achievement.6, 7,8 Children who exhibit
delays at the onset of schooling are at risk for
early academic difficulties and are also more likely to experience grade retention, special education placement, and failure to complete high school.9, 10,11
Delayed identification of deafness in children, and thus delayed onset of early intervention services, is related to reduced language and communication fluency (Moeller, 2000; Yoshinaga - Itano & Apuzzo,
Delayed identification of deafness in children, and thus
delayed onset of early intervention services, is related to reduced language and communication fluency (Moeller, 2000; Yoshinaga - Itano & Apuzzo,
delayed onset of
early intervention services, is related to reduced
language and communication fluency (Moeller, 2000; Yoshinaga - Itano & Apuzzo, 1998).
For children who lack visual communication and
language acquisition during their
early years,
delays in multiple areas of adaptive functioning were evident (Meadow - Orlans, Mertens, & Sass - Lehrer, 2003).
The
delays in
language and socioemotional development are often attributed to
delayed identification of deafness, limited provision of
early intervention services, and reduced degree of family involvement (Magnuson, 2000; Moeller, 2000; Yoshinaga - Itano & Apuzzo, 1998; Yoshinaga - Itano et al., 1998).
In a study with 184 hearing mothers of deaf or hard of hearing children who received
early interventions services before age 2, Pipp - Siegel, Sedey, and Yoshinaga - Itano (2002) found greater
language delay to be associated with greater parental stress.