Receptive Language Red Flags
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Major expressive-receptive split in language abilities
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Uneven developmental progress in perception vs. symbolic language
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Inordinate difficulty learning relational concepts in comparison to other words
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Difficulty understanding basic questions
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Difficulty generalizing beyond learned contexts, or manipulating basic concepts without objects present
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Slow rate of language learning, where gap between chronological and language age increases over time
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Difficulty integrating multiple sources of information
Expressive Language Red Flags
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Major receptive-expressive split
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Frequent cross-category semantic errors ("Daddy holed the ground with a big fork")
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Difficulty participating in conversation about non-present topics
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Oral-motor or fine-motor issues influencing motor planning and sequencing
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Prolonged use of simple vocalizations, limited consonants in spite of strong
auditory skills
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Difficulties producing intelligible signs
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Language organization challenges affecting narratives
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Slow rates of learning in both receptive and expressive language; language age/chronological age gap widens
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