Social/Pragmatic Language Disorders

Signs and symptoms of social/pragmatic language disorders:

  • Excessive questioning.
  • Lack of eye contact.
  • Aggressive language.
  • Excessive talk about specific subjects in too much detail.
  • Only talking about him/herself.
  • Uninterested in other children.
  • Unable to engage in conversational exchange.
  • Literal/concrete understanding of language.
  • Unable to answer open-ended questions such as what happened?
  • Difficulty with abstract language.