Generalized Slowing Rather Than Inhibition Is Associated With Language Outcomes in Both Late Talkers and Children With Typical Early Development

Purpose While most of the children who are identified as late talkers at age 2 years catch up with their peers before school age, some continue to have language difficulties and will later be having developmental disorder. Our understanding which do not is limited. The aim current study was find out if inhibition associated talker outcomes age. Method We recruited 73 school-aged (ages 7–10 years) a history talking ( n = 38) or typical development 35). Children completed measures skills flanker task measure inhibition. School-age outcome measured continuous variable. Results analyses did reveal associations between school-age index talking. However, stronger were shorter overall response times on task, in both congruent incongruent trials. This effect modulated by talking, suggesting that relationship general similar early talkers. Conclusions Inhibition related outcomes. better had times. interpret this reflect differences processing speed, speed holds promise for predicting development. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.14226722