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Lived experience reveals the emotional toll of developmental language disorder (DLD), a lifelong condition that significantly affects mental health. Learn how anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem often arise from daily communication struggles—and what can help.

Learn how to distinguish between developmental language disorder (DLD) and dyslexia—two lifelong conditions that impact reading, language, and academic success. Understanding their similarities and differences helps educators tailor effective interventions and support strategies.

To diagnose developmental language disorder accurately in girls, researchers say clinicians should work across disciplines to erase gendered language stereotypes. 

Identifying dyslexia can be more complicated when other health or developmental conditions are also present. This article may help you map the shared territory, differentiating factors, and key questions to ask as you make your way through a comprehensive dyslexia evaluation.

Pragmatic language differences have been linked to autism, ADHD, developmental language disorder, social communication disorder, and mental health difficulties (Andres-Roqueta et al.; Ciray et al.) For that reason, clinicians and educators often look for differences and deficits when they’re conducting a diagnostic evaluation.