Or a language processing disorder can make it difficult to answer open-ended questions about what they’ve read, making it seem as if they didn’t do their homework. Or their hyperfixation on specific ...

Following a stroke, some people experience a language disorder that hinders their ability to process speech sounds. How do ...

During her son Ben's time in school, Alison Peetz became an expert in advocating for his needs. Ben — who is now an adult — is autistic and has a language processing disorder. Peetz described Ben's ...

A 6-year-old was scolded by his school bus driver for his “naughty behavior.” An 11-year-old put his hands over his ears and screamed on the stage during his school’s fifth-grade promotion ceremony. A ...

A 5-year-old wearing headphones is instructed by a prerecorded voice to repeat what they hear word for word. Such a test, called sentence recall, measures auditory processing, memory and language ...