Publications from the Study

2009

Pickles, A., Simonoff, E., Conti-Ramsden, G., Falcaro, M., Simkin, Z., Charman, T., Chandler, S., Loucas, T., Baird, G. (2009). Loss of language in early development of autism and specific language impairment. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50, 843-852.

Conti-Ramsden, G., Durkin, K., Simkin, Z., & Knox, E. (2009). Specific language impairment and school outcomes. I: Identifying and explaining variability at the end of compulsory education. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 44(1), 15-35.

Durkin. K, Simkin, Z., Knox, E., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2009). Specific language impairment and school outcomes. II: Educational context, student satisfaction, and post-compulsory progress. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 44(1), 36-55.

Simkin, Z. & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2009). 'I went to a language unit': Adolescents' views on specialist educational provision and their language difficulties. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 25(1), 79-97.

Durkin, K., Conti-Ramsden, G., Walker, A., & Simkin, Z. (2009). Educational and interpersonal uses of home computers by adolescents with and without specific language impairment. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 27, 197-217.

2008

Botting, N., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2008). The role of language, social cognition, and social skill in the functional social outcomes of young adolescents with and without a history of SLI. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 26(2), 281-300.

Falcaro, M., Pickles, A., Newbury, D. F., Addis, L., Banfield, E., Fisher, S. E., Monaco, A. P., Simkin, Z., Conti-Ramsden, G., & The SLI Consortium (2008). Genetic and phenotypic effects of phonological short-term memory and grammatical morphology in specific language impairment. Genes, Brain and Behavior, 7(4), 393-402.

Wadman, R., Durkin, K., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2008). Self-esteem, shyness, and sociability in adolescents with specific language impairment (SLI). Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 51, 938-952.

Conti-Ramsden, G., & Botting, N. (2008). Emotional health in adolescents with and without a history of specific language impairment (SLI). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 49, 516-525.

Conti-Ramsden, G., Botting, N. & Durkin, K. (2008). Parental perspectives during the transition to adulthood of adolescents with a history of specific language impairment (SLI). Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 51, 84-96.

Conti-Ramsden, G., & Durkin, K. (2008). Language and independence in adolescents with and without a history of specific language impairment (SLI). Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 51, 70-83.

2007

Durkin, K., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2007). Language, social behaviour, and the quality of friendships in adolescents with and without a history of specific language impairment. Child Development, 78, 1441-1457.

Knox, E., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2007). Bullying in young people with a history of specific language impairment (SLI). Educational and Child Psychology, 24, 130-141.

Conti-Ramsden, G., & Durkin, K. (2007). Phonological short-term memory, language and literacy: developmental relationships in early adolescence in young people with SLI. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48(2), 147-156.

Conti-Ramsden, G., Falcaro, M., Simkin, Z., & Pickles, A. (2007). Familial loading in specific language impairment: patterns of differences across proband characteristics, gender and relative type. Genes, Brain and Behavior.

2006

Botting, N., Simkin, Z., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2006). Associated reading skills in children with a history of specific language impairment (SLI). Journal of Reading and Writing, 19(1), 77-98.

Conti-Ramsden, G., Simkin, Z., & Botting, N. (2006). The prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders in adolescents with a history of specific language impairment (SLI). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47(6), 621-628.

Conti-Ramsden, G., Simkin, Z., & Pickles, A. (2006). Estimating familial loading in SLI: A comparison of direct assessment versus parental interview. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 49, 88-101.

Pratt, C., Botting, N., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2006). The characteristics and concerns of mothers of adolescents with a history of SLI. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 22(2), 177-196.

Simkin, Z., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2006). Evidence of reading difficulty in subgroups of children with specific language impairment. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 22(3), 315-331.

2005

Botting, N. (2005). Non-verbal cognitive development and language impairment. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46(3), 317-326.

2004

Conti-Ramsden, G., & Botting, N. (2004). Social difficulties and victimization in children with SLI at 11 years of age, Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 47, 145-161.

The SLI Consortium, (2004). Highly significant linkage to the SLI1 locus in an expanded sample of individuals affected by specific language impairment. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 74, 1225-1238.

2003

Botting, N., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2003). Autism, primary pragmatic difficulties, and specific language impairment: can we distinguish them using psycholinguistic markers? Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 45, 515-524.

Conti-Ramsden, G. (2003). Processing and linguistic markers in young children with specific language impairment (SLI). Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 46, 1029-1037.

Knox, E., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2003). Bullying risks of 11-year-old children with specific language impairment (SLI): does school placement matter? International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 38(1), 1-12.

2002

Botting, N. (2002). Narrative as a tool for the assessment of linguistic and pragmatic impairments. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 18(1), 1-21.

Conti-Ramsden, G., Botting, N., Knox, E., & Simkin, Z. (2002). Different school placements following language unit attendance: which factors affect language outcome? International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 37(2), 185-195.

Conti-Ramsden, G., Knox, E., Botting, N. & Simkin, Z. (2002). Educational placements and National Curriculum Key Stage 2 test outcomes of children with a history of specific language impairment. British Journal of Special Education, 29(2), 76-82.

2001

Botting, N., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2001). Non-word repetition and language development in children with specific language impairment (SLI). International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 36(4), 421-432.

Botting, N., Faragher, B., Simkin, Z., Knox, E., & Conti-Ramsden G. (2001). Predicting Pathways of Specific Language Impairment: What Differentiates Good and Poor Outcome? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 42(8), 1013-1020.

Conti-Ramsden, G., Botting, N., & Faragher, B. (2001). Psycholinguistic markers for specific language impairment. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 42, 741-748.

Conti-Ramsden, G., Botting, N., Simkin, Z. & Knox, E. (2001). Follow-up of children attending infant language units: Outcomes at 11 years of age. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 36, 207-219.

Simkin, Z., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2001). Non-word repetition and grammatical morphology: normative data for children in their final year of primary school. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 36(3), 395-404.

2000

Botting, N., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2000). Social and behavioural difficulties in children with language impairment. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 16(2), 105-120.

1999

Botting, N., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (1999). Pragmatic language impairment without autism: The children in question. Autism, 3(4), 371-396.

Conti-Ramsden, G., & Botting, N. (1999). Characteristics of children attending language units in England: A national study of 7-year-olds. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 34, 359-366.

Conti-Ramsden, G., & Botting, N. (1999). Classification of children with specific language impairment: Longitudinal considerations. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 42, 1195-1204.

1998

Botting, N., Crutchley, A., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (1998). Clinical forum educational transitions of 7-year-old children with SLI in language units: a longitudinal study. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 33(2), 177-197.

Crutchley, A., Botting, N., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (1998). Bilingualism and specific language impairment in children attending language units. European Journal of Disorders of Communication, 32(2), 267-76.

1997

Botting, N., Conti-Ramsden G., & Crutchley, A. (1997). Concordance between teacher/therapist opinion and formal language assessment scores in children with language impairment. European Journal of Disorders of Communication, 32(3), 317-27.

Conti-Ramsden, G., Crutchley, A., & Botting, N. (1997). The extent to which psychometric tests differentiate subgroups of children with SLI. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 40, 765-777.

Crutchley, A., Conti-Ramsden, G., & Botting, N. (1997). Bilingual children with specific language impairment and standardised assessments: preliminary findings from a study of children in language units. International Journal of Bilingualism, 1(2), 117-134.