Most children with emotional and behavioral disorders have undiagnosed language impairment¶
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q2 i? Approximately four out of five children with emotional and behavioral disorders have at least mild language impairment that escapes adults' attention. → Pamela C. Snow 2021
Evidence¶
Pamela C. Snow 2021¶
Pamela C. Snow. (2021). Psychosocial Adversity in Early Childhood and Language and Literacy Skills in Adolescence: The Role of Speech-Language Pathology in Prevention, Policy, and Practice. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_PERSP-20-00120
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The review reports, citing Hollo et al.'s (2014) meta-analysis, that "four out of five children with EBD had at least mild (language impairment)" unnoticed by relevant adults. Attributed second-hand; no effect size printed.
"in their 2014 meta-analysis, Hollo et al. (2014) reported that "… it is likely that four out of five children with EBD had at least mild (language impairment) that escaped the attention of relevant adults""
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Related Claims¶
- Youth offenders show greatly elevated rates of undiagnosed language disorder — related
- Children with language or attention disorders and second-language learners are more impaired by noise in speech perception than age-matched controls — related
- Adolescents in flexible education settings and state care show very high rates of language and literacy impairment — related
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Most children with emotional and behavioral disorders have undiagnosed language impairment |
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Most children with emotional and behavioral disorders have undiagnosed language impairment |
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2021 |
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2026 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-17 |
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1 — pamela-c-snow-2021 |
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