Bilingual children from low-income homes are at greater risk of falling behind their peers in developing the appropriate language skills for their age group, leading to poorer academic achievement ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A large-scale study reveals why some autistic children remain minimally verbal despite intensive ...

Twins produce fewer gestures and gesture to fewer objects than other children. Language use also lags for twins, and language -- but not gesture -- is also affected by sex, with girls performing ...

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A study examines how parental speaking style influences language development in infants. Across cultures, adults often use "parentese," a speaking style characterized by exaggerated intonation, high ...

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...

At my town’s public library, one wall of the children’s section displays posters declaring, “Babies need words every day,” encouraging me to sing, talk, and read with my child. On the radio recently, ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign exploring the relationship between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and language outcomes in early childhood found a link ...

Emotional regulation is a child’s ability to understand, express, and manage their feelings in healthy ways. This skill ...