Talk:Specific language impairment

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Is specific language impairment (SLI) the same as language learning impairment (LLI)? If not, what are the differences? If so, this article should describe the FastForWord treatment developed by Tallal and Merzenich.--Tdkehoe 15:56, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

iirc, I've seen papers written by Tallal on specific language impairment so it is likely that the two are the same, I wouldn't be happy with stating this as fact until I'd done further research. You might want to make a page on the FastForWord treatment maybe then that could be linked from here? - FrancisTyers 16:10, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

SLI & LLI are not the same - specific language impairment implies the disorder is *specific* to language, where no known/co-existing cause can be identified. eg. the child with this diagnosis will have normal hearing, and at least average non-verbal IQ. Whereas 'language-learning impairment' is a more general term inclusive of any child whose language is delayed, regardless of the cause/concomitant disability (eg. intellectual disability, autism, deafness). I don't believe the FastForWord treatment should be described on the page, as it is not universally used by speech pathologists (I hazard a guess it is rarely used at all outside of North America) and its efficacy/claims are controversial.Nqr9 06:44, 7 June 2006 (UTC)