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Project

Morph Abilities: Identifying language factors that predict and characterize specific language impairment

Center:

NE-Munroe-Meyer Institute of Genetics & Rehabilitation, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2017

Contact Information:

Shelley Smith
[email protected]
402-559-5314

Project Description:

This is a longitudinal project following young children who have a clinical diagnosis of specific language impairment and their families to determine the language factors that predict and characterize impairment so that the best treatments can be applied. Our laboratory is responsible for genetic studies to identify genes and genetic pathways to determine the neurodevelopmental processes involved in language disability. A renewal has been submitted to NIH which includes functional neuroimaging to visualize changes in language processing, and we have been told that this is very likely to be funded.

Keyword(s):

speech impairments; neurodevelopmental process, neuroimaging

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

National