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language |
Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; a symbolic system for representing thoughts and ideas. Language can include spoken words, written words, signs, gestures, picture systems and facial expressions. |
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language delay |
Language delays refer to difficulties people exhibit and experience in learning to talk, understand, or use any aspect of language appropriately as compared to expectations for typically developing individuals at similar developmental levels and in similar environments. |
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language disabilities/disorders |
Disabilities related to both the sensory and motor aspects of language; includes impairments in understanding of written and spoken language and impairments in speaking and writing language. |
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Language-based learning disabilities |
Language-based learning disabilities interfere with age-appropriate reading, spelling, and/or writing. Most people diagnosed with learning disabilities possess average to superior intelligence. Learning disabilities are caused by a difference in brain structure that is present at birth, is often hereditary, and often related to specific language problems. |
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language therapy |
Rehabilitation of persons with language disorders or training of children or adults with language disorders. |
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laryngectomy |
The surgical removal of the larynx. Most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer. |
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late talker |
Late talker is a term used to describe children between the ages of 18 to 20 months who have fewer than 10 words and children between the ages of 21 to 30 months who have fewer than 50 words and/or no two-word combinations. These children are, however, typically developing in the areas of comprehension, play, motor or cognitive/learning skills |
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learning disabilities |
Disorders in one or more of the basic cognitive and psychological processes involved in understanding or using written or spoken language; may be manifested in age-related impairment in the ability to read, write, spell, speak or perform mathematical calculations. |
