Young people with specific language impairment: A review of social and emotional functioning in adolescence

Child Language Teaching and Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-121

  Durkin, Kevin ^a   Conti Ramsden, Gina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emotional regulation; intervention; language in adolescence; social development; social emotional functioning interview

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955036649     PISSN: 02656590     EISSN: 14770865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265659010368750     Document Type: Article

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