Project: Language and Me Project

This research addresses a conundrum: Why do twice as many boys as girls receive services to treat Developmental Language Disorder when community samples reveal gender parity in the prevalence of the condition? This research will advance public health by determining the extent to which gender-specific patterns of compensation or disability on the part of the children or gender bias on the part of parents and professionals contribute to the treatment disparity. Either outcome holds direct implications for refining the tools and processes used to diagnose and treat DLD and the polices by which we distribute limited clinical resources.