Concise tool based on language milestones identifies children with specific language impairment at 24-45 months of age.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to develop a concise tool with acceptable predictive properties to identify young children with specific language impairment (SLI).

Methods

In this nested case-control study children with SLI attending two special needs schools for severe speech and language difficulties in the Netherlands were matched by date of birth and sex with control children attending mainstream education. This study analysed the predictive validity for having SLI at a mean age of eight years and three months (range 4-11 years) using combinations of six language milestones that were registered at 24, 36 and 45 months and retrieved from the children's healthcare files in 2012.

Results

We included 253 pairs of children with and without SLI. During a single visit, combinations

SUBMITTER: Diepeveen FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6282738 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature