Anson Wong|Joanna C. Kidd|Connie Suk?Han Ho|Terry Kit-fong Au
Characterizing the Overlap Between SLI and Dyslexia in Chinese: The Role of Phonology and Beyond
University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong
study examined overlap dyslexia specific language impairment sli cantonesechinesespeaking children thirty children prior diagnosis sli 9 normal controls aged 60 113 participated children sli tested language impairment dyslexia seven retained diagnosis sli dyslexiafree slionly 13 received comorbid diagnosis dyslexia slid sli become history slih 10 children comorbid diagnoses dyslexia slionly group worse textual comprehension better leftright reversal orthographic skill slid group slionly slid group shared range cognitive deficits relative age norms showed difference phonological processing slid group worse normal group phonological representation slionly slid group difficulties morphological awareness