Dual Diagnosis Mental Illness Developmental Disabilities
Developmental expressive language disorder is a condition in which a child has lower than normal ability in vocabulary, producing complex sentences, and remembering words. However, children with this disorder may have the normal language skills needed to understand verbal or written communication.
Alternative Names
Language disorder - expressive
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Approximately 3 - 10% of all school-age children have expressive language disorder. It...
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