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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Speech disorders can be a stand alone diagnosis, that is true. Language disorder generally can be, too. But, receptive language disorders are not a stand alone diagnosis. If your DC received a diagnosis of receptive language disorder from an SLP, you need to keep digging and get a very thorough evaluation done because there is ALWAYS more to the story. There are no exceptions.

It is also not true that there are lots of tools that SLPs use to work on receptive language. Expressive language, absolutely true. Any supposed treatment of receptive language is actually focusing on expressive language or compensatory strategies. These strategies don't actually improve the receptive language but rather accommodate whatever is interfering with reception. But, the strategies have nothing to do with language.

Receptive language delays simply cannot occur in isolation. Logically, we cannot express what we have not already receptively learned/comprehended. So, reception always comes first followed by expression. So, if expression language is typical, there is no linguistic basis for delay receptive language. You need to look for other things that are interfering with the child's ability to perform in natural contexts (memory, hearing loss, adhd, low cognition, autism, etc.).

I've yet to hear of an evidence based receptive language disorder treatment. I am an SLP and research this area deeply. There is nothing there. But, if you go to a private clinic and come away with isolated receptive delay, they will be happy to make you think they are treating it. [/quote]

I am a different poster and I would give a child an EL/RL delay diagnosis based on testing, but I certainly am not going to give the diagnosis of autism or ADHD. I am going to dx EL or RL or mixed for billing and then send them to a doctor for further testing.

I just don't want people to think they are supposed to be getting these diagnoses from SLPs.

I will definitely tell the parents what I suspect however and I will recommend which doctors they should see.  [/quote]

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