Practitioner Review: Early Developmental language Delay: What. If Anything. Should the Clinician Do About It?

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Abstract
Early developmental language delay is characterized by slow development of language in preschoolers. The condition is frequent amoung tow‐and three‐year‐olds, causes concern among parents, and generates differences of opinion as to significance among informed professionals. Poorer long‐term outcomes are much more likely if language delay persists until the later preschool year, and if the dealy is not specific to language and/or includes problems in understanding. Specific language delay in the preschool period is better characterized as a risk factor than disorder, most children with specific language delay recover to the normal range by five years of age.