Our new paper shows link between #toddlers language ability and temper tantrums (n=2,001). Late talkers were 1.96x more likely to have frequent, severe temper #tantrums. Important to consider risk for mental health and language disorders in parallel.
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We’ve long known that school-age kids with a language disorder (like #devlangdis) are more likely than their typically-developing peers to have #mentalhealth problems, but we didn’t know if this link emerged early in life. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👶" title="Baby" aria-label="Emoji: Baby">2/

It’s also conventional wisdom among #pediatricians that late talkers have more tantrums, but no data til this study! Especially in a large, nationally-representative sample. 3/

This work led by Brittany Manning was a partnership between our @nulearnlab @NUAuDSLP @NU_SoC and @NU_DevSci. Definitely exciting to see our “healthier, earlier” goal underway! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥳" title="Partying face" aria-label="Emoji: Partying face">We hope to help parents and professionals know “when to worry” about language and mental health. 4/

We are now following 500 children who are late talkers, irritable, or typically-developing to learn how these risk factors unfold over time. If you know families with toddlers in the Chicago area who would like to participate, please spread the word! http://w2w.northwestern.edu"> http://w2w.northwestern.edu  5/

Families in our research learn about their child’s development and are paid for their time. More info on our website or in this story in #Chicago Parent https://www.chicagoparent.com/sponsored-content/should-i-be-worried-about-my-toddlers-speech/.">https://www.chicagoparent.com/sponsored... Thanks for reading! 6/6