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Running head: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION1Why the study of language acquisition in developmental disorders important to understandlanguageStudent’s NameUniversity
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION2Why the study of language acquisition in developmental disorders important to understandlanguageLanguage acquisition is the human process of acquiring the capacity to perceive and comprehend language and at the same time produce words of that language by using them to construct words and sentences for communication. In most cases, this concept refers to first language acquisition where infants acquire their native language from the settings that they live in (Sousa, 2011). The distinction is different from second language acquisition which takes placeduring learning using a different script. Kennison (2013) suggests that development disorders area group abnormalities that originate from genetic, behavioral deficits, learning disability and lastly, environmental disorders that originate from environmental factors. this disorders create psychiatric conditions during childhood that lead to impairment of children in certain areas of their life. For example,, these may manifest in areas of learning disorders, language development, autism and even dyslexias.According to Kuhl (2010) children with learning disorders are discovered when still under the age of nine years. Such children may fail to completely speak or they can have a limited vocabulary as compared to children their age. Complicated cases include children havingdifficulty understanding simple directions and inability to name common objects that exist withintheir environment. The study of language acquisition in developmental disorders is important in understanding language since it leads insights on the issues that population with specific disorders face. This essay analyses children populations with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Autism, and dyslexia and their relation to the speech impairments of reception, fluency and voice disorders.
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION3Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by troubles with social interaction and communication by restricted and repetitive behaviour. Children with this disorder can be discovered at the age of two years since the signs develop gradually (Eberhardt & Nadig, 2013). This condition is a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The condition affects the development of speech since the children do not have enough vocabulary in their language. One characteristic that children from this population display is the repetitive behaviour which is common in their pattern of learning language and performing tasks. Autistic children have speech reception challenges which make it difficult for them to follow simple commands or directions. Such children may fail to respond to their names or appear like they are ignoring what they are being told. When children develop in their environment, they use language for social reasons for interaction and conversation. However, autistic people use words to regulate their environment for example, to demand or protest something (Mody & Belliveau, 2013). Further, these children have apraxia or oral-motor impairment that impacts their ability to communicate. The social deficit in autistic children manifests itself as a receptive language impairment which makes it difficult for such children to understand what others say. In most cases, autistic children tend to ignore voices around them since it is a weakness that they have in their system. This is due to attention issues that leads them not to coordinate speech sound with their brain. Further, Lyytinen, Erskine, & Aro (2009) state that autism is also linked to expressive disorders that affect the ability of such children to completely express themselves. This is not based on limited vocabulary but rather development apraxia which leads to difficulty saying some sounds and syllables. This is caused by limited coordination between the rain and the specific parts of the body to produce the intended sound. This leads to the use of spoken
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