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National snapshot of children's developmentNearly a quarter of Australian children could be developmentally at risk, according to the findings of the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI)
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Fetal Testosterone, Socio-Emotional Engagement and Language DevelopmentThe present study investigated the relations among fetal testosterone, child socio-emotional engagement and language development...
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Maternal life events during pregnancy and offspring language ability in middle childhoodThere is accumulating evidence for a link between maternal stress during pregnancy and later behavioural and emotional problems in children.
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Longitudinal study of language and speech of twins at 4 and 6 years: Twinning effects decrease, zygosity effects disappear, and heritability increasesThis study investigates the heritability of language, speech, and nonverbal cognitive development of twins at 4 and 6 years of age.
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Factors for Children's Receptive Vocabulary Development from Four to Eight Years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian ChildrenVariation in receptive vocabulary ability is associated with variation in children's school achievement, and low receptive vocabulary ability is a risk...
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Co-occurring Neurodevelopmental Conditions in Children: Advocating for Transdiagnostic Approach to AssessmentsApproximately 8% of all children experience developmental and mental health conditions. Similarities in characteristics across neurodevelopmental conditions-such as difficulties in communication and language, social interaction, motor coordination, attention, activity regulation, behavior, mood, and sleep-make it challenging to attribute these characteristics exclusively to specific diagnoses and assessments. The purpose of this study was to identify symptomatic domains across neurodevelopmental conditions in children and to explore dimension reduction for transdiagnostic assessment.
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Autism and diagnostic substitution: Evidence from a study of adults with a history of developmental language disorderRates of diagnosis of autism have risen since 1980, raising the question of whether some children who previously had other diagnoses are now being diagnosed...
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New clues into language developmentA world-first study from The Kids for Child Health Research has identified risk factors for receptive language development in Australian children.
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Differentiating between childhood communication disorders: Implications for language and psychosocial outcomesDifferentiating between childhood communication disorders: Implications for language and psychosocial outcomes
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Associations between Handedness and Cerebral Lateralisation for Language: A Comparison of Three Measures in ChildrenIt has been suggested that quantitative measures of differential hand skill or reaching preference may provide more valid measures than traditional...