False Belief Development in Children Who Are Hard of Hearing Compared With Peers With Normal Hearing

Conclusions Preschool-age CHH are at risk for delays in understanding others' beliefs, which has consequences for their social interactions and pragmatic communication. Research related to FB in children with hearing loss has the potential to inform our understanding of mechanisms that support social –cognitive development, including the roles of language and conversational access.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research