Illusory Recovery: Are Recovered Children With Early Language Delay at Continuing Elevated Risk?

• DOI: 10.1044/2014_ajslp-13-0116
• Publication Date: 2014-03-17T16:31:19Z
• Authors: Philip S. Dale; Andrew J. McMillan; Marianna E. Hayio...; Robert Plomin
• Keywords: Zygosity; Longitudinal Study; Language delay

To examine the later development of language and literacy children who had delayed at age 2 but were in normal range 4.Longitudinal data analyzed from 3,598 pairs twins participating Twins Early Development Study (TEDS). Six hundred thirty-three (8.8%) based on parent-reported expressive vocabulary, these, 373 (59.0%) classified as recovered 4-year measures. Each 4-year-old was matched gender, zygosity to another without a history early delay.Although group below mean for total TEDS sample measures ages 7 12, there no significant differences between groups. Within group, it not possible predict outcome better than chance level.Children appear have by 4 delay are modest risk continuing difficulties, this appears be higher other 4-year-olds with equivalent scores, reflecting variability longitudinal after 4. All low merit monitoring.