Prevalence and functional impact of social (pragmatic) communication disorders.
Jo SaulSarah Louise GriffithsCourtenay Frazier NorburyPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2022)
A considerable proportion of children in the early years of primary school has social-pragmatic deficits that interfere with behaviour and scholastic activity; however, these rarely occur in isolation. Exclusionary criteria that include structural language may lead to underidentification of individuals with social-pragmatic deficits that may benefit from tailored support and intervention.