Evaluación de las dimensiones del desarrollo socioemocional, cognitivo y motor en niños chilenos con Trastorno del Desarrollo del Lenguaje y desarrollo típico: Un estudio analítico

Recent evidence shows that children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) may present limitations in areas of development other than language. There are few studies in Spanish-speaking preschoolers that evaluate them, especially in the socioemotional and motor dimensions. The objectives were to compare cognitive, motor, socioemotional and language development between preschoolers with TDL and typical development (TD) and to correlate their language skills with the rest of the dimensions. Forty children with a mean age of 56 months were divided into two groups: 20 with TDL and 20 with TD. They were compared using the Test of Infant Learning and Development (TADI), and it was found that children with TDL performed significantly worse in all scales. When studying the correlations, the relationship between motor skills and receptive grammar in both samples stands out. The findings suggest the need for an interdisciplinary approach under an integrative vision of development that promotes the well-being of these children.