Executive Functions in Children With Specific Language Impairment: A Meta-Analysis

Conclusion Reliable differences between children with and without SLI were found on inhibition and cognitive flexibility tasks. A moderate group effect was found for inhibition tasks, but there was only a small effect for cognitive flexibility tasks. Results of moderator analyses suggest that these deficits are present throughout development despite task demands or severity of linguistic impairment.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research