TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Patterns of language comprehension deficit in abused and neglected children
JO  - Journal of speech and hearing disorders
A1  - Fox, Louis
A1  - Long, S. H.
A1  - Langlois, A.
SP  - 239
EP  - 244
VL  - 53
IS  - 3
N2  - The similarity between factors associated with child abuse/neglect and those associated with language disability suggests that maltreated children are a population at risk for language problems. This study investigated the performance of three groups of abused/neglected children and a matched group of nonmaltreated subjects on three tests of language comprehension. Results revealed significant differences among groups for all measures. Severely neglected children obtained the lowest scores on all tests; the abused children consistently obtained lower scores than the controls; and generally neglected children showed the smallest difference in performance from the control group. These findings suggest a model for understanding relationships between abuse/neglect and language disability.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4677
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -