Pragmatic language impairment in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder(ADHD)is a common neurodevelopmental disorder.Numerous studies indicated that pragmatic language impairment(PLI)frequently co-occurs in children with ADHD.Based on the existing literature,this paper combs the clinical manifestations of PLI in children with ADHD and its potential mechanisms of its occurrence,summarizes the possible mechanisms of PLI in ADHD children,analyzes the problems in previous studies,and proposes directions for future research.
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderpragmatic language impairmentchildrenlanguage development