Children with developmental language disorders (DLD, aka specific language impairment), a prevalent pediatric disorder, experience hallmark grammar deficits with life-long impacts on educational and occupational outcomes. While effective and early interventions can mitigate the impact of DLD, not enough is known about the neural basis of DLD in young children, yet is needed to inform the design of more individualized interventions. This project uses neuroimaging, along with behavioral methods, with the goal of better understanding the memory-language mechanisms that underlie grammar learning and impairment, while also considering their association to treatment-related changes in preschoolers with DLD.
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Functional connectivity data (time 1) from typical and DLD preschoolers
Timeframe: Time 1 (pre)
Functional connectivity data DLD preschoolers only to assess changes with treatment
Timeframe: Pre-to-post (up to 14 weeks), post-to-followup (at 27 to 28 weeks)
Functional connectivity data for typically developing and DLD preschoolers to assess changes in development
Timeframe: pre-to-follow-up (up to 28 weeks)