Language and Communication underpins everything we do in life, crucial for learning, socialising, developing and sustaining relationships and for understanding and controlling emotions or feelings.
Language refers to speaking and understanding, using words to build sentences, understanding and making sense of what people say.
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Communication refers to how we interact with others and present concepts, thoughts and emotions.
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Social Communication Disorder (SCD) is an impairment with:
…. social interaction
…. social cognition
…. pragmatics
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We often take these skills for granted, difficulties are not easy to identify and often called a ‘hidden disability’.
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In some parts of the UK, particularly in areas of poverty over half of children start school with speech, language and communication needs. They have immature language, which means their speech may be unclear, vocabulary is smaller, sentences are shorter and they are able to understand only simple instructions. Some of these children may catch up with the rest of their class given the right support.
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In some cases there may be a medical background which affects normal development of language and communication, e.g. neurological damage and hearing impairment or there may be severe social restrictions on the opportunities to develop language.
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When language and communication difficulties are not identified and supported, there is frustration and anger which can lead to aggression, challenging behaviour, social exclusion and for some criminal activity.
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Read more about Children with LCD Click here
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Young People in Trouble with the Law with SCD Click here
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