The Research
Helping you make the most informed decisions possible.
We serve our pediatrician partners by keeping them connected with the most recent research about Latino children with developmental delays.
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Latino-White Disparities in autism diagnosis
Pediatricians and primary care physicians face challenges in treating Latino children likely to receive a diagnosis of autism.
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Bilingual Children are misdiagnosed by monolingual instruments
Recent research indicates that lexical knowledge may be substantially misrepresented when tested using tools not normed for bilingual children.
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Misconceptions around Latino language development still exist
A survey published in Pediatrics revealed that nearly half of the respondents gave advice that goes against expert recommendations.
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Common Myths of bilingual language development
Healthychildren.org from the American Academy of Pediatrics discusses common myths about bilingual children.
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How to choose an SLP for a bilingual child
Guidance from the American Speech-Language Association describes the appropriate services and skills of SLPs treating bilingual children.
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Difference vs Disorder
Language differences are often misdiagnosed by untrained speech-language pathologists as language disorders leading to unnecessary or detrimental therapeutic interventions.
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