Diagnosis and early intervention of developmental language disorder in children

Abstract

Development language disorder is a common childhood developmental disability that is caused by multiple factors and it has the complicated etiology and pathogenesis.In China, the morbidity of developmental language disorder is increasing gradually.It affects the understanding and expression of language and has great influence on children′s life and study and even work and life in the future, which attracts more researchers at home and abroad.Early diagnosis and intervention play an important part in the rehabilitation of the disease.It is a critical period of children′s language development in 3 years old, but also it is an important period of intellectual development of children.Early diagnosis and intervention can not only improve the children′s language skills and social communication, but also reduce the burden of parental care.Early diagnosis and intervention have great influence on the progress and rehabilitation of the disease.So far, the diagnostic criteria of development language disorder are still unavailable, although they have always been modified and improved.There are many ways of early intervention of developmental language disorder such as improving the language environment, specific family intervention, interactive reading and music therapy.This article reviews the research progresses of the early diagnosis and intervention of children with developmental language disorder, in order to give support for the treatment of developmental language disorder. Key words: Development language disorder; Children; Diagnosis; Early intervention