About this Research Topic
Cultural factors affect the identification and diagnosis of developmental conditions. However, as research has focused on English-speaking populations and Western cultures, our understanding of developmental conditions is heavily skewed towards these contexts.
This Research Topic has three goals. Firstly, to present recent advances in the diagnosis and the identification of neurodevelopmental conditions in cultures that are underrepresented in developmental research. Secondly, to present studies that investigate cross-cultural differences in the identification of developmental conditions. Third, to highlight issues and challenges related to the conditions of developmental conditions across cultures. Specifically, to investigate the implications of cross-linguistic or cross-cultural studies for the diagnosis of individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions.
We welcome submissions of manuscripts dealing with (but not limited to): cultural adaptation and validation of screening instruments and assessments; studies on the development of new instruments and assessments; studies raising diagnostic issues arising from cross-linguistic and cross-cultural paradigms for perceptual, cognitive, language and social abilities of individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions.
We encourage researchers with different backgrounds and expertise to contribute studies dealing with the above mentioned (and similar) topics. Therefore, contributions of multi-disciplinary research teams including psychologists, speech and language therapists, linguists, medical doctors, as well as practitioners are more than welcome.
We will consider both manuscripts with a mainly theoretical focus and contributions dealing with more practical issues. We encourage researchers to contribute original papers, review articles, and opinion papers, as well as other types of contributions supported by Frontiers.
This Research Topic has three goals. Firstly, to present recent advances in the diagnosis and the identification of neurodevelopmental conditions in cultures that are underrepresented in developmental research. Secondly, to present studies that investigate cross-cultural differences in the identification of developmental conditions. Third, to highlight issues and challenges related to the conditions of developmental conditions across cultures. Specifically, to investigate the implications of cross-linguistic or cross-cultural studies for the diagnosis of individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions.
We welcome submissions of manuscripts dealing with (but not limited to): cultural adaptation and validation of screening instruments and assessments; studies on the development of new instruments and assessments; studies raising diagnostic issues arising from cross-linguistic and cross-cultural paradigms for perceptual, cognitive, language and social abilities of individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions.
We encourage researchers with different backgrounds and expertise to contribute studies dealing with the above mentioned (and similar) topics. Therefore, contributions of multi-disciplinary research teams including psychologists, speech and language therapists, linguists, medical doctors, as well as practitioners are more than welcome.
We will consider both manuscripts with a mainly theoretical focus and contributions dealing with more practical issues. We encourage researchers to contribute original papers, review articles, and opinion papers, as well as other types of contributions supported by Frontiers.
Keywords: Diagnosis, assessment, neurodevelopmental conditions, neurodevelopmental disorders, crosslinguistic, cross-cultural, underrepresented languages, underrepresented cultures
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