Language disorders
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Heterogeneity in Children’s Reading Comprehension Difficulties
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Emma James discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Heterogeneity in children’s reading comprehension difficulties: A latent class approach’. Emma is the lead author of the paper.
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Transdiagnostic Profiles of Behaviour and Communication: Academic and Socioemotional Functioning and Neural White Matter Organisation
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Silvana Mareva discusses her JCPP paper ‘Transdiagnostic profiles of behaviour and communication relate to academic and socioemotional functioning and neural white matter organisation’. Silvana is the first author of the paper.
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‘Precious, like gold… everybody brings their gifts’ – Why changing culture and attitudes towards neurodiversity matters when supporting children and young people. (recording)
This webinar, organised by the ACAMH Scottish Branch, provided an opportunity to look at the changing culture and attitudes towards neurodiversity matters when supporting children and young people. The recordings are for delegates only.
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Dr. Kristina Moll
Dr. Kristina Moll is a developmental psychologist, leading the research unit and the university outpatient clinic for learning disorders at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, LMU hospital of the University of Munich, Germany.
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The importance and challenges of improving early identification of language abilities: a commentary on Gasparini et al. (2023)
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Finding early predictors of later language skills and difficulties is fraught with challenges because of the wide developmental variation in language. Gasparini et al. (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2023) aimed to address this issue by applying machine learning methods to parent reports taken from a large longitudinal database (Early Language in Victoria Study). This commentary highlights the advantages and challenges of identifying early predictors of language in this way, and discusses future directions that can build on this important contribution.’ Nicola Botting (pic) and Helen Spicer-Cain
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Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties associated with persistent speech disorder in children: A prospective population study
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘The aim of the current study was therefore to address the current gap in the evidence to investigate the social, emotional and behavioural outcomes of children with persistent speech disorder in older childhood using data from a large prospective, population-based sample’. Yvonne Wren (pic) et al.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 62, Issue 06, June 2021
Editorial: “Is there a core deficit in specific learning disabilities?” by Arne Lervåg
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March 2021 – The Bridge
This issue includes an excellent article on mood disorders in autistic young people, written by experts Dr Emily Jackson, Dr Eleanor Smith, and Dr Aditya Sharma. The authors thoughtfully discuss the overlap between these conditions, challenges in identifying their co-occurrence, and adaptations needed for interventions.
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How far have we advanced this decade in understanding reading disorders?
Earlier this year, Margaret Snowling and Charles Hulme at the University of Oxford compiled an Annual Research Review for the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry on reading disorders.
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A developmental language disorder might increase the risk of reoffending
Researchers in the UK are the first to identify the potential impact of a developmental language disorder (DLD) on reoffending risk in young people. Maxine Winstanley and colleagues recruited 145 young offenders to their study.
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