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ArticleActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2025

Persistence of the developmental language disorder diagnosis, neurodevelopmental trajectories and attendance at offered interventions.

Ulrika Schachinger Lorentzon, Eva Billstedt, Christopher Gillberg, Carmela Miniscalco

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Ulrika Schachinger LorentzonGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-4751-9243
Eva BillstedtGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-4200-2149
Christopher GillbergGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8848-1934
Carmela MiniscalcoGillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-7488-8482

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AnnMari och Per Ahlqvists StiftelseDrottning Silvias barnsjukhusLinnéa och Josef Carlssons StiftelseStiftelsen Clas Groschinskys MinnesfondStiftelsen SolstickanVästra Götalandsregionen
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Abstract

aimTo study the diagnostic stability of developmental language disorders, other neurodevelopmental disorders and interventions received until age 6 years in children who screened positive for language delay, but not for autism, at age 2.5 years.

methodsIn 2016, in Gothenburg, Sweden, 100 monolingual or multilingual children underwent language assessment at a mean age of 2.9 years. At age 6 years, 85 of these children underwent language assessment. A review of paediatric records was performed after the clinical assessment to obtain information about other neurodevelopmental disorders and interventions received.

resultsAt age 6 years, 74/85 (87%) of the children had persistent language disorders, and 20/85 (24%) had been diagnosed with at least one additional neurodevelopmental disorder. Five of them had autism. In general, families only attended half of the offered intervention sessions irrespective of intervention type and no difference between monolingual and multilingual families was found.

conclusionsThe persistence of language disorder and the presence of later additional neurodevelopmental disorders highlight the importance of longitudinal and multidisciplinary monitoring of children with delayed language development. Further studies and analyses are warranted to investigate the reasons behind the poor attendance rate for interventions offered.

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Language Development DisordersLanguage TherapyNeurodevelopmental DisordersNeuropsychological TestsPatient ParticipationAutistic DisorderChildChild LanguageChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLanguage TestsMaleMultilingualismSwedenTime Factorsautismdevelopmental language disorderlanguage interventionsmultilingualismneurodevelopmental disorders

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PMID39523698
PMCPMC11976141

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