Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
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 is a pretty common issue in children.
The causes of this disorder are not well understood. Damage to the cerebrum of the brain and
Review Date: 06/18/2008
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
