Language Disorder

A language disorder may be either an expressive language disorder or a receptive language disorder, or a combination of both.

Expressive Language Disorder: Occurs when a child has trouble using spoken language. They may exhibit word retrieval difficulty, have limited vocabulary usage, or have trouble producing longer sentences or phrases. They may also experience difficulty using proper syntax, semantics, or morphology.

Receptive Language Disorder: Occurs when a child has difficulties understanding what is said to them. For example, he or she may have difficulty following directions, answering questions, or may appear not to attend to spoken language.