Pragmatic/social language difficulties:
- Difficulty using language appropriately in social situations
- Understanding conversational expectations and responding appropriately to others
- Study found that ⅔’s had pragmatic language impairments, based on parent and teacher ratings
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15225339/
Difficulty interpreting social cues:
- Students may misinterpret peers’ intentions, potentially perceiving neutral interactions as hostile or threatening and responding aggressively
- Research found difficulties interpreting social cues and a tendency to attribute hostile intentions to others
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10070605/
Difficulty with conflict resolution:
- May have fewer positive problem solving strategies and more negative conflict-management strategies, increasing the likelihood of arguments or confrontations
- Can affect peer relationships and classroom participation
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10070605/
Difficulty communicating with peers:
- Can make it harder to establish friendships, cooperate in groups and maintain positive peer relationships
- Poorer social communication
- https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2019_LSHSS-18-0090?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Difficulties with oral language/narrative skills:
- Difficulty with explaining events, telling stories, expressing ideas clearly or communicating what happened during a conflict
- Significantly poorer oral narrative and structural language skills among students attending behavioural schools
- https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2019_LSHSS-18-0090?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Teacher-student communication difficulties:
- Defiance, aggression or inappropriate responses can create conflict with teachers and make classroom communication more difficult
- Ongoing pattern of aggression and serious violations of rules/social norms at school and with peers
- https://www.cdc.gov/children-mental-health/about/about-behavior-or-conduct-problems-in-children.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fchildrensmentalhealth%2Fbehavior.html&utm_source=chatgpt.com
Reduced school connectedness:
- Difficulties communicating and maintaining relationships may contribute to students feeling disconnected from teachers and peers
- Research indicates that positive teacher and peer relationships and associated with greater school connectedness
- https://www.cdc.gov/children-mental-health/about/about-behavior-or-conduct-problems-in-children.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fchildrensmentalhealth%2Fbehavior.html&utm_source=chatgpt.com