Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder was originally defined in the literature on Language Disorder in 1983, by Rapin and Allen, although at that time it was classified as a syndrome. They referred to a group of children who presented with mild Autistic features and specific semantic pragmatic language problems.
www.hyperlexia.org/sp1.html
Syndrome of Hyperlexia, Education, Information and support ... The reason is, in addition to the referenced article on Semantic Pragmatic Disorder, there are 6 other SPD articles and many more articles on hyperlexia (a similar disorder) listed there. You might miss them if you jump right to the referenced page.
www.hyperlexia.org/gordysp1.html
Hyperlexia is a similar but different disorder where main characteristics are an above–average ability to read with a ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatic_language_impairment en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragmatic_language_impairment
Their symptoms resemble those of children with semantic-pragmatic language disorder, who use fluent, grammatically complex language, but with poor sensitivity to the communicative situation.
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/1814422
Those identified as having 'semantic-pragmatic disorder' obtained particularly high scores. In a subsidiary analysis, inappropriate responses were subcategorised. A wide range of semantic, syntactic and pragmatic peculiarities was identified as leading to a sense of inappropriacy.
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/2627545
Key words: autism, Asperger's syndrome, semantic-pragmatic disorder. ... She suggests that this is a case of semantic-pragmatic disorder. The psychologist responds that semantic-pragmatic disorder is just another name for autism. ... Autism, Asperger's syndrome and semantic-pragmatic disorder: Where are the boundaries?
www.mugsy.org/bishop.htm
The term 'semantic pragmatic disorder' has been around for nearly l5 years. Originally it was only used to describe children who were not autistic. ... Most of the children diagnosed as having semantic pragmatic disorder do also have some mild autistic features. For example, they usually have difficulty understanding...
www.mugsy.org/spd.htm
Children with SPLD (called semantic-pragmatic disorder (SPD) in some literature) have a language disorder that affects both semantic processing and the pragmatics of language use. Some authorities see SPLD as part of the autism spectrum of disorders while others see it purely as a language disorder.
speech-language-therapy.com/spld.htm
WebMD Editors' Picks ... Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder Forum ... Bipolar Disorder...
children.webmd.com/semantic-pragmatic-disorder children.webmd.com/semantic-pragmatic-disorder
"Most people in the field of autistic disorders do not consider there is any value in separating semantic-pragmatic disorder from the autistic spectrum. The disadvantage of doing so is the failure to recognize the child's whole pattern of disabilities and therefore a failure to address all their needs.
www.hi2u.org/visitors/spd.htm
Related Topics