Conditions characterized by language abilities (comprehension and expression of speech and writing) that are below the expected level for a given age, generally in the absence of an intellectual impairment. These conditions may be associated with DEAFNESS; BRAIN DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS; or environmental factors.
    

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Genie : a scientific tragedy / Russ Rymer.

Genie : a psycholinguistic study of a modern-day "wild child" / Susan Curtiss.

Encouraging language development / Phyllis Hastings and Bessie Hayes.

Lost for words.

Children with specific speech and language impairment / Corrine Haynes, MSc, MCST, Sandhya Naidoo, MA.

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Language Development Disorders

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Genie : a scientific tragedy / Russ Rymer.

Genie : a psycholinguistic study of a modern-day "wild child" / Susan Curtiss.

Encouraging language development / Phyllis Hastings and Bessie Hayes.

Lost for words.

Children with specific speech and language impairment / Corrine Haynes, MSc, MCST, Sandhya Naidoo, MA.