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Botting, Nicola; Conti-Ramsden, Gina – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2008
Abstract: Social skill and language are known to relate, not least in the example of those with specific language impairment (SLI). However, most of the research examining this trend has been conducted on young primary school age children and the nature of the relationships is unclear. Furthermore, little is known about which young people in…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Language Role, Young Adults, Social Cognition
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Lum, Jarrad A. G.; Conti-Ramsden, Gina; Lindell, Annukka K. – Brain and Cognition, 2007
Rapid processing deficits have been the subject of much debate in the literature on specific language impairment (SLI). Hari and Renvall (2001) [Hari, R. & Renvall, H. (2001). Impaired processing of rapid stimulus sequences in dyslexia. "Trends in cognitive sciences", 5, 525-532.] proposed that the source of this deficit can be attributed to…
Descriptors: Intervals, Adolescents, Intelligence, Control Groups
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Hick, Rachel; Botting, Nicola; Conti-Ramsden, Gina – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2005
Background: The study is concerned with the cognitive abilities of children with specific language impairment (SLI). Previous research has indicated that children with SLI demonstrate difficulties with certain cognitive tasks despite normal non-verbal IQ scores. It has been suggested that a general processing limitation might account for the…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Spatial Ability, Cognitive Ability, Age