Citation
Cullen, H., Billingham, S., & St Clair, M. C. (2024). How do children with language disorder perceive their peer interactions? A qualitative investigation. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 9, https://doi.org/10.1177/23969415241275775
Key terms that are in this paper
· Prosocial behaviour: helping, sharing and comforting others.
Aim of the paper
· Children with language disorders often experience friendship difficulties.
· This could be because of social and emotional struggles.
· For example, they might struggle to use language to tell others about their point of view.
· Some research has found that children with language disorders struggle with prosocial behaviour. However, other studies found that prosocial behaviour is a strength of people with language disorders.
· Past research focuses on adults. This research aimed to look at children’s perspectives of social relationships.
· The researchers had conversations with children with language disorders. This aimed to find out more about their social life and friendships.
· The children were between 7 to 10 years old.
What was found
· The children in this research valued play, conversation and helping others.
· The children understood that spending time with friends could reduce loneliness.
· Sometimes, children can find socialising overwhelming. Being alone helped with the feeling of being overwhelmed.
· The children shared that they found disagreements difficult.
· They had different ways of coping with disagreements. For example, the children ran away, argued, or asked an adult for help.
What does this mean?
· These findings suggest that children with language disorders enjoy socialising.
· Children with language disorders can also be good at socialising.
· However, they may need extra help to deal with relationships.
· For example, children with language disorders might need support with connecting to their friends.
· They might also need help with resolving disagreements.
· The needs of children with language disorders are likely to change as they grow older. This is because their brains are changing. Also, social environments change as children grow older.
Where can I read this paper?
· You can read the full paper for free by clicking this link: https://doi.org/10.1177/23969415241275775
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