Language, Social Skills, and Socioemotional Behavior

Abstract

This article provides an introduction to the clinical forum on the relationship of language impairment, social skills, and socioemotional behavior. We introduce the following issues: (a) the influence of language impairment on the social interactions of children, (b) the association between language and challenging behavior, and (c) the relationship between language impairment, social problems, and psychiatric impairment.