#developmental language disorder

[rebelliouscheeeez]

i'm certain writing a novel is quite the process for most people, and i won't make assumptions of other peoples' difficulties, but since my autistic/adhd/developmental language disorder brain thinks primarily in pictures, im finding the process of writing fiction pretty difficult. if the picture or film running in my brain isn't clear enough, i won't find words.

this project of mine has been an interesting experience in realizing how my brain works. i personally would rather write on pencil/paper, but since the images in my head move so fast, if there's any delay, then i'll lose the image and then lose the words.

this is why i support the "shitty first drafts" model by anne lamott, bc if my fingers don't continue typing, or if i try to go back and edit something, then i'll lose the continuity of the scene. so i just keep typing with zero regard for spelling and grammar.

i also think in patterns, emotion, and musical rhythms (which is a fascinating one i realized recently). the only time i actually think in words is if i'm rehearsing a conversation in my brain, like what i'm going to say during a future phone call or whatever.

my brain is naturally wired for visual and musical art, so i have no idea why i'm choosing to use words as a form of self expression, because it's tiring.

[drawotion]

I've been going and gotten tested to double check if I have anything else besides DLD, only for them to go "Yupp, you definitely have DLD!"

But first time been talking with someone who specializes in DLD and oh my god, SO MANY THINGS MAKE SENSE.

Like I already had a good idea, but oh my gods.

[premiumfishes]

I love doing research for fanfiction. I don’t know if I will end up writing the idea in my head, but I will have learned a lot more about developmental language disorder, childhood speech milestones, speech therapy, early intervention, apraxia, and learning disabilities. Hopefully I can apply this to my job. And not just to my Damian Wayne Centric WIP.

[disability-shout-outs]

Shout out to folks with Developmental Language Disorder/Specific Language Impairment!

[themogaidragon]

Neurodevelopmental Disability Pride Flag

PT: Neurodevelopmental Disability Pride Flag /end PT

ID: a five striped flag oriented diagonally from the top left corner to the bottom right corner over a yellowish black background. The colors of the stripes are, from top to bottom, yellow, grey, white, grey, and yellow. End ID

TW eyestrain, bright colours, flashing! Original neurodevelopmental disorder flag here (link).

[system-of-a-feather]

Honestly, we are waiting for our elementary school records to come in to see what was in our Speech Records, but I'm pretty sure we had / have a Developmental Language Disorder now that we are more able to look back on our life and all

And regarding my recent post on expecting parrots learning to speak when you could learn to speak parrot, part of the shitpost is that in the tags I said "I probably have DLD and can do it, yall have a better wired language super computer so you could too" but like, there in lies the joke

Cause honestly? I speak bird and cat and dog and what not because its easier for me to express myself with them and I unironically regularly engage with my fiance with borrowed and learned animal "language".

Cause honestly? Its WAY more simple and doesn't have a "direct word translation" as much as the sounds are function, context, and social engagement based which often serve more than enough to get the point through

And the thing with that? My fiance fully understands them all and I unironically forget that I am not having an actual conversation with my "pets". "Speaking animal" is a lot more helpful and communicative for me than actually speaking "human" and I honestly prefer my "pets" NOT speaking human

[neurosciencenews]

Researchers write ABCs of language disorder

Researchers publish a paper aimed at children to explain developmental language disorder (DLD). Those with DLD struggle to learn and comprehend oral and written communication, despite being of normal or above normal intellectual ability.

[becominganslp]

About multilingual children

I am often asked by parents of multilingual children if they should be worried about their kids and their language development. In most cases, I can reassure the parents that what they are describing seems to be typical of multilingual language acquisition (I am always open with “only” being a student yet, and tell them to get a referral to an SLP if they are worried).

HOWEVER: it's the parents that DON’T ask that worry me. Not to mention preschool teachers. There is a massive misconception and myth that multilingual acquisition is slower than monolingual. Therefore, a lot of multilingual kiddos are referred to SLPs WAY later than they should. I have had 4 yo children not be able to name simple objects like pencils, chairs and farm animals, a 3 yo who barely spoke a single word in either language and so on.

All SLPs that I have asked about this share this view: multilingual children are referred to us later than they should simply because of this myth. So what is true?

Multilingual acquisition is NOT slower. Actually, multilingual children often know more words than their peers if you add all of their languages together. Therefore, it may seem like they learn slower if you only look at one language at the time.

Does the child have siblings/cousins/friends that are also multilingual that you can compare with? Evidence of developmental language disorder is present in all the languages the kid speaks. If a multilingual child has a significantly slower acquisition than their peers you should see an SLP about it.