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 KS&A Even Exchange Newsletter Article - Issue #17   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
One of the hallmarks of boys with Klinefelter Syndrome is the presence of an expressive language disorder.
Children with receptive language disorders have difficulty in some or all of these skills, and may not be succeeding in school.
Children with expressive language disorders may not talk at the expected age, speak in short sentences, have difficulty with problem solving, and be limited in their conversation.
www.genetic.org /ks/newsletter/evex9701.htm   (1530 words)

  
 EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE DISORDER - ICD 315.31
A person with an expressive language disorder (as opposed to a mixed receptive/expressive language disorder) understands language better than he/she is able to communicate.
Expressive language disorders can also be acquired (occurring as a result of brain damage/injury), as in aphasia (see section on aphasia).
An expressive language disorder could occur in a child of normal intelligence, or it could be a component of a condition affecting mental functioning more broadly (i.e.
www.childspeech.net /u_iv_h.html   (525 words)

  
 Receptive language disorder
It is estimated that between three and five per cent of children have a receptive or expressive language disorder, or a mixture of both.
The cause of receptive language disorder is often unknown, but is thought to consist of a number of factors working in combination, such as the child's genetic susceptibility, the child's exposure to language, and their general developmental and cognitive (thought and understanding) abilities.
Receptive language disorder is often associated with developmental disorders such as autism.
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au /bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Receptive_language_disorder?OpenDocument   (762 words)

  
 Expressive Language Disorder
The scores obtained from standardized individually administered measures of expressive language development are substantially below those obtained from standardized measures of both nonverbal intellectual capacity and receptive language development.
Direct therapeutic intervention for speech and language difficulties, together with and psychotherapy, if necessary, are the best approaches to this type of language disorder.
Psychotherapy is recommended for children because of the possibility of an emotional or behavioral problem associated with mixed receptive-expressive language disorder.
www.psychnet-uk.com /dsm_iv/expressive_language_disorder.htm   (373 words)

  
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The essential feature of this disorder is marked impairment in the development of expressive language that is not explainable by Mental Retardation or inadequate schooling and that is not due to a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, hearing impairment, or a neuralgic disorder.
Acquired aphasia is distinguished from Developmental Expressive Language Disorder by a history of onset associated with head trauma, seizures, or EEG abnormalities, or by "hard" neuralgic signs such as hemiplegia.
The essential feature of this disorder is marked impairment in the development of language comprehension that is not explainable by Mental Retardation or inadequate schooling and that is not due to a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, hearing impairment, or neuralgic disorder.
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 Ruth Levisohn and Associates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Children with expressive language weakness may have difficulty with word retrieval, their ability to effectively recall known information verbally.
Our therapists are specialists in the area of pediatric speech and language development and have expertise in the areas of apraxia, expressive language delay, articulation disorders, auditory processing weakness, and stuttering.At Ruth Levisohn and Associates, we understand that academics relate to your child's speech and language development.
In addition, language evaluations and therapy are available for auditory processing, pervasive developmental disorders, and receptive and expressive language weaknesses.
denverspeech.com   (1047 words)

  
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Developmental expressive language disorder is a disorder in which a child has lower-than-normal proficiency in vocabulary, the production of complex sentences, and recall of words.
Standardized expressive language and non-verbal intellectual tests should be conducted if an expressive language disorder is suspected.
Language therapy is the best method to remedy this type of disorder.
www.netwellness.org /ency/article/001544.htm   (370 words)

  
 CJP - October 2003 - Behaviour in Children With Language Development Disorders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Thirty-two children (34%) with LDD, 14 (31%) with an expressive language disorder, and 18 (37%) with a mixed receptive—expressive language disorder were reported as having behavioural problems by their mothers, whereas only 6 (6%) control subjects had CBCL scores within the clinical range.
Children with mixed disorders in receptive and expressive language development were indeed more likely to show scores within the clinical range with respect to withdrawal and attention problems, whereas children with disorders in expressive language development more frequently reported “somatic complaints”; however, group comparisons within both the language disorder groups yielded no significant differences.
Children with specific language impairment may have less social interaction with peers and may have difficulties entering social interactions, or unresponsive conversational styles may deflate the value of the child with language impairment as a conversational, and therefore social, partner (32).
www.cpa-apc.org /Publications/Archives/CJP/2003/october/willinger.asp   (4733 words)

  
 Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder
It is characterized by delays and impairment in receptive language skills where the child has difficulty “translating” language into usable information and expressive language skills where the child has a limited vocabulary, difficulty producing words and using sentences, and not using tenses correctly.
The essential feature of Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder is an impairment in both receptive and expressive language development as demonstrated by scores on standardized individually administered measures of both receptive and expressive language development that are substantially below those obtained from standardized measures of non-verbal intellectual capacity (Criterion A).
The standardized measures of language development and of nonverbal intellectual capacity must be relevant for the cultural and linguistic group.
www.come-over.to /FAS/R54/RELD.html   (519 words)

  
 Disease - Expressive language disorder - developmental - Detroit, Michigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Developmental expressive language disorder is a disorder in which a child has lower-than-normal proficiency for his or her age in vocabulary, the production of complex sentences, and recall of words.
Three to ten percent of all school age children have expressive language disorder.
The cause of this disorder is unknown, and may vary in different cases.
www.henryfordhealth.org /12632.cfm   (313 words)

  
 expressive language disorder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Developmental expressive language disorder is a disorder in which a child has lower-than-normal...
Expressive Language Disorder The scores obtained from standardized individually administered measures of expressive language development are substantially below...
Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder is a language disability which causes impairment of both...
www.english-megasite.com /articles/24/expressive-language-disorder.html   (490 words)

  
 What Are the Types of Learning Disabilities?
Their disorder is called, therefore, a developmental expressive language disorder.
Students with academic skills disorders are often years behind their classmates in developing reading, writing, or arithmetic skills.
A child with a writing disability, particularly an expressive language disorder, might be unable to compose complete, grammatical sentences.
www.learning-disabilities.org /learn2.html   (1410 words)

  
 Development and Neurobiology: Genetics of Childhood Disorders: XXXVII. News Flash: A Gene for Expressive Language
Twin studies have established that genetic factors play a significant role in certain developmental language disorders such as expressive language disorder without articulation difficulties, which is the most frequent expressive language disability, and expressive language disorder with articulation difficulties.
A single missense mutation that changed a guanine to an adenine was detected in exon 14 of the gene in all affected family members, and this mutation cosegregated perfectly with the language disorder.
In conclusion, the isolation of a gene that affects the acquisition of expressive language is a remarkable achievement.
info.med.yale.edu /chldstdy/plomdevelop/genetics/02aprgen.htm   (2425 words)

  
 Types of Communication Disorders - Mixed-Receptive Expressive Language Disorders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Individuals suffering from a Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language disorder have impairment in both expressive language development as well as receptive language development.
It is important to keep in mind the fact that expressive language in childhood relies on the requirement of receptive skills; it is extremely rare for a child to suffer from only a receptive disorder and not a combination of the two.
On the other hand, the cause of the developmental type of this disorder, which is also the most commonly found, is still unknown.
www.academiconcepts.org /sped/comd/cd_mreld.sht   (219 words)

  
 Learning Disabilities OnLine: Types of Learning Disabilities
Fortunately, articulation disorders are often outgrown or successfully treated with speech therapy.
For example, a child with a writing disability, particularly an expressive language disorder, might be unable to compose complete, grammatical sentences.
There are also other categories, such as "motor skills disorders" and "specific developmental disorders not otherwise specified." These diagnoses include delays in acquiring language, academic, and motor skills that can affect the ability to learn, but do not meet the criteria for a specific learning disability.
www.ldonline.org /abcs_info/ld_types.html   (878 words)

  
 Expressive language disorder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Expressive Language Disorder The scores obtained from standardized individually administered measures of expressive languagedevelopment are substantially below those obtained from standardized measures of both nonverbal intellectual capacity andreceptive language development.
The disturbance may be manifest clinically by symptoms that include having a markedly limitedvocabulary, making errors in tense, or having difficulty recalling words or producing sentences with developmentally appropriatelength or complexity.
Using standardized measures, the patient's scores of expressive language development are materially lower than those of bothnonverbal intellectual capacity and receptive language development.
www.therfcc.org /expressive-language-disorder-95765.html   (272 words)

  
 Disease - Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder - Hartford, Connecticut
Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder is a language disability which causes impairment of both the understanding and the expression of language.
Some mixed language disorders are caused by brain injury and these are sometimes misdiagnosed as developmental disorders.
An audiogram should also be given to rule out the possibility of deafness, as it is one of the most common causes of language problems.
www.saintfranciscare.com /12931.cfm   (366 words)

  
 Mixed Receptive and Expressive Language Disorder and Academics
For example, receptive language may be mildly delayed and expressive language may be severely delayed.
An example of this is a child with severly delayed receptive language skills and only mildly delayed expressive language.
Most children with mixed receptive-expressive language disorder will have difficulties with social language, either because they are not understanding or processing what is being said, or because they have a hard time expressing themselves.
www.helpforkidspeech.org /articles/detail.cfm?ID=515   (400 words)

  
 BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Impairment in ability to both understand and express language afflict individuals with this Communication Disorder with onset in childhood.
The scores obtained from a battery of standardized individually administered measures of both receptive and expressive language development are substantially below those obtained from standardized measures of nonverbal intellectual capacity.
The difficulties with receptive and expressive language significantly interfere with academic or occupational achievement or with social communication.
www.behavenet.com /capsules/disorders/r-eld.htm   (167 words)

  
 BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: Expressive Language Disorder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Individuals with this Communication Disorder of childhood test substantially below their expected level in the development of ability to express themselves in language.
Criteria are not met for Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder or a Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
If Mental Retardation, a speech-motor or sensory deficit, or environmental deprivation is present, the language difficulties are in excess of those usually associated with these problems.
www.behavenet.com /capsules/disorders/eld.htm   (174 words)

  
 Aphasia: A Language Disorder
My voice is debilitated - mute, a prisoner of a communication system damaged by a stroke that has robbed me of language," stated A. Raskins, one of approximately one million people in the United States who suffer from aphasia (1), a disorder which limits the comprehension and expression of language.
N. Geschwind proposed a pattern for language function from examining the expressive behaviors of aphasics.
Although, aphasics may never recover completely from their disorder, there are various techniques available for treating and increasing communication skills for an aphasic.
serendip.brynmawr.edu /bb/neuro/neuro99/web1/Xiong.html   (1418 words)

  
 Language disorder
Some children with certain language disorders may not properly process the sounds they In Part 2, they are interviewed about language disorders,
Developmental expressive language disorder is a disorder in which a child ten percent of all school age children have expressive language disorder.
Language disorders and communication impairments included are apraxia, stuttering, pervasive developmental disorder, dysarthria, and aphasia,
enginesky.com /?q=language-disorder   (206 words)

  
 Help for Expressive & Receptive Language Disorder
Her IEP manager was the speech language pathologist, which should have made me sit up and ask some questions.
This girl has an expressive/receptive language problem - and I didn't even know anything about all of that until she came along.
I originally planned to work with her five days a week for 30 minutes a day, but her homework has been so horrendous this year, I backed off to four days a week for 30-40 minutes.
www.audiblox2000.com /msb23.htm   (436 words)

  
 Mental Help Net - 113 - Information - Symptoms - Symptoms - Expressive Language Disorder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The difficulties with expressive language interfere with academic or occupational achievement or with social communication.
Criteria are not met for Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder or a Pervasive Developmental Disorder.
Learning Disorders and Disorders of the Self in Children and Adolescents
www.mentalhelp.net /poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=538&cn=113   (163 words)

  
 Semantic Pragmatic Disorder / Expressive Language Disorder / Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder
language comprehension problems, and has problems with social understanding.
Re: Semantic Pragmatic Disorder / Expressive Language Disorder / Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder sperkins
Re: Semantic Pragmatic Disorder / Expressive Language Disorder / Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder clare Bennett
www.learningdisabilityforum.com /bbs-ld/575.html   (177 words)

  
 Expressive Language Disorder Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition.
Childhood disorders, often labeled as "development disorders" or "learning disorders," most often occur and are diagnosed when the child is of school-age.
Although some adults may also relate to some of the symptoms of these disorders, typically the disorder's symptoms need to have first appeared at some point in the person's childhood.
www.drjohnholleman.com /aut/hexpress.html   (259 words)

  
 Learning Disability Forum
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (C.H.A.D.D.) - 499 Northwest 70th Avenue, Suite 101 Plantation, FL 33317 800-233-4050 (954) 587-4599 fax Serves as a parent-based organization for individuals with attention deficit disorder (ADD).
Academic Language Therapy Association - A non-profit, national professional organization incorporated in 1986 for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and promoting standards of education, practice and professional conduct for Certified Academic Language Therapists.
Foreign Language Requirements and Students with Learning Disabilities - Vickie Barr ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics Washington, D.C. Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Handwriting Problems and/or Dysgraphia - Susan Jones, M.Ed.
learningdisabilityforum.com /language.htm   (2285 words)

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