Applied Psycholinguistics Lab

08/19/2026

More evidence that DLD remains hidden – This recent LSHSS study finds that only 38.7% of caregivers reported concerns about their children’s oral language abilities. To improve the early identification of DLD, universal screening and greater public awareness of are needed

https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2026_LSHSS-25-00159

Despite the presence of language difficulties in children, caregivers were less likely to report an oral language concern compared to a literacy concern, which could lead to missed DLD (developmental language disorder) diagnoses, according to a study in Language, Speech, and Hearing Service...

07/21/2026

State Farm Center will be lit up tomorrow (7/22) for World Fragile X Day - spread the word to show your support!

Tomorrow night, State Farm Center lights up for World Fragile X Day.

Though rare, Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability. An estimated 1 in 7,000 males and 1 in 11,000 females have FXS.

Help us spread awareness about the research into this genetic disorder.

(📸: World Fragile X Day 2024 / Laura Mattie)

UIUC Development in Neurogenetic Disabilities Lab

06/30/2026

Congratulations Dr Preza on the successful defense of your dissertation! Your future is so bright and we are so proud of you! ILL~ 🧡💙

06/26/2026

Congratulations to Windi Krok and our colleagues in the Northwestern Learn Lab on this recent publication documenting the validity and efficiency of the Sentence Diversity Priming Task for assessing early sentence development with late-talking toddlers.
Department of Speech & Hearing Science at Illinois

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of measures obtained from the Sentence Diversity Priming Task (SDPT), a structured...

05/17/2026

Congrats to APL graduates - Marco Barcenas Consuelo and Sylvia Techmanski 🎉🥳👏 ILL ~

05/08/2026

11/20/2025

Congratulations to Tracy Preza on receiving this award from the for your dissertation study "Screening DLD at Preschool Entry: Evaluating Novel Measures of Grammar and Effortful Sentence Production.” So proud of you!

05/02/2024

May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! The goal of is to raise awareness about communication disorders and treatment.

In previous years, May was called “Better Speech and Hearing Month”. We are thrilled to see the addition of LANGUAGE into the title. 🥳

02/21/2024

We are actively looking for participants for our online research study examining autism screening tools in individuals with Down syndrome. No, you do not need an autism diagnosis or even suspected autism to participate! Please see the link in the picture or the link tree on our profile. Always reach out to us if you have any questions.
National Down Syndrome Society, Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network - DSDN, Black Down Syndrome Association , National Down Syndrome Congress, Down Syndrome Alabama, Down Syndrome of Louisville, Down Syndrome Indiana, Special Olympics Illinois, Best Buddies Illinois

01/31/2024

New APL Publication!
https://pubs.asha.org/doi/metrics/10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00146