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Toward an Understanding of Developmental Language Disorder in Adults: Investigating the Relationship Between Cognitive Abilities and Linguistic Outcomes
Blake, A., Dąbrowska, E., & Llompart, M. (2025). Toward an Understanding of Developmental Language Disorder in Adults: Investigating the Relationship Between Cognitive Abilities and Linguistic Outcomes. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 68(8), 3895-3918. Key terms that are in this paper Language analytic ability: recognising what different parts of a sentence do, and where words belong in a sentence (i.e., their grammatical functions). Form–meaning pairs: the


Contribution of Memory Mechanisms and Socio-Emotional Functioning to the Production of Personal Narratives in Children With and Without Developmental Language Disorder
Gabaj, M., Kuvač Kraljević, J., & Westerveld, M. F. (2025). Contribution of memory mechanisms and socio-emotional functioning to the production of personal narratives in children with and without developmental language disorder. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 68(10), 4845-4864. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00047 Key terms that are in this paper Personal narrative: A story someone tells about something in their life. Episodic buffer: A part of memo


Word learning and verbal working memory in children with developmental language disorder
Jackson, E., Leitão, S., Claessen, M., & Boyes, M. (2021). Word learning and verbal working memory in children with developmental language disorder. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 6, Key Terms that are in this paper Form-referent link: the connection between the sound (i.e. the form) of a word and the object it represents (i.e. the referent). Encoding: the initial process of transferring new information into long-term memory. It depends on verbal working memory


Impact of DLD on mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan
Wilmot, A., Boyes, M., Sievers, R., Leitão, S., & Norbury, C. (2024). Impact of developmental language disorders on mental health and well-being across the lifespan: a qualitative study including the perspectives of UK adults with DLD and Australian speech-language therapists. BMJ open, 14(10), e087532. Key terms that are in this paper Mental health : emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. Masking : hiding behaviours associated with neurodiversity to fit in with peers
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