Influence of maternal language on social skills in children with Developmental Language Disorder

In this study we are interested in how mothers talk to different children within the same family when one sibling experiences a delay in developing language.

During early childhood children begin to learn how others think, feel, and act.We know conversations between mothers and their children are important for helping children to learn about others.

Participation will involve a single, one hour visit to the Early Cognitive Development Centre at The University of Queensland, St Lucia.

During this visit, each child will complete a measure of vocabulary understanding and expressive vocabulary knowledge, and a fun play-based social thinking task with toy characters.

Each child will also be asked to engage in a book reading activity with their mother. Mothers and children will be video- and audio-recorded during these tasks.

Eligibility

Families that include the following:

One child aged 2.5 – 8 years old diagnosed with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
One child aged 2.5 – 8 years old who is typically developing

Participant Benefits

Families will receive a $20 gift voucher.

Register your interest

Please email charlotte.casey@uq.edu.au or find further information via the link below.

This study has been approved by The University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee [Approval No. 2019/HE001955]