Language disorders
Language disorders can make it hard to use and understand spoken language. They’re not problems with hearing or speech. Learn more about the three types of language disorders.
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- What’s the difference between dyspraxia and apraxia?
- Why kids have trouble understanding what people say
- Why is my child having trouble pronouncing words?
- What’s the difference between speech disorders and language-based learning disabilities?
- Understanding your child’s trouble with listening comprehension
- The difference between written expression disorder and expressive language disorder
- Classroom accommodations for language disorders
- I think my child has receptive language disorder. Now what?
- Trouble with receptive language: What you’re seeing
- Trouble with expressive language: What you’re seeing
- Language disorder fact sheet
- Understanding receptive language disorder in your child
- Understanding expressive language disorder in your child
- Signs of receptive language disorder
- Signs of expressive language disorder at different ages
- What are language disorders?
- A day in the life of a child with receptive language disorder
- A day in the life of a child with expressive language disorder
- What is receptive language disorder?
- What is expressive language disorder?
- My child was just diagnosed with a language disorder. Now what?