Children with such disorders often begin speaking late and progress more slowly through expressive language development.

Children with such disorders often begin speaking late and progress more slowly through expressive language development.

• A. Speech delay
• B. Developmental expressive language disorders
• C. Receptive language disorder
• D. Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder

Answer: (B)

Expressive language development is about how a child produces and uses language. When a child has an expressive language disorder, they struggle to form words, sentences, and grammar, leading to late speaking and slower progress in expressive skills—even if their hearing and general intellect are typical. The scenario described—beginning to speak late and advancingmore slowly in expressing language—fits this pattern because the core challenge is producing language rather than understanding it. Receptive language disorder would show up as trouble understanding or following what others say, not mainly with speaking. A mixed receptive-expressive disorder would affect both understanding and producing language. Speech delay can involve late speaking, but it’s a broader label, and developmental expressive language disorder specifically accounts for persistent expressive-language difficulties seen over time.

Expressive language development is about how a child produces and uses language. When a child has an expressive language disorder, they struggle to form words, sentences, and grammar, leading to late speaking and slower progress in expressive skills—even if their hearing and general intellect are typical. The scenario described—beginning to speak late and advancingmore slowly in expressing language—fits this pattern because the core challenge is producing language rather than understanding it. Receptive language disorder would show up as trouble understanding or following what others say, not mainly with speaking. A mixed receptive-expressive disorder would affect both understanding and producing language. Speech delay can involve late speaking, but it’s a broader label, and developmental expressive language disorder specifically accounts for persistent expressive-language difficulties seen over time.