Phase 2 of CATALISE: A Multinational and Multidisciplinary Delphi Consensus Study of Problems With Language Development: Terminology
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Bishop, D. V., Snowling, M. J., et al. (2017).
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58(10), 1068-1080.
<p>This is a consensus guideline providing recommendations on the assessment and diagnosis of language disorders in children.</p><p> This is the second part of a two-part guideline; see the Associated Article section below for the first part.</p>
CATALISE Consortium
Children with a language disorder may have a low nonverbal ability, but this does not prevent a diagnosis of development language disorder (DLD). “This means that children with low nonverbal ability who do not meet criteria for intellectual disability … can be included as cases of DLD” (p. 1072).
<div>Some children may have first or home languages that are different from the language used by the school or community. They may have language needs due to a language difference, but this should not be considered a language disorder. It may be a language disorder if the child does not have age-appropriate skills in any language.</div>
