This document contains a reference list of 8 sources related to the topic of how specific specific language impairment (SLI) is as a diagnosis. The references examine SLI in relation to autism spectrum disorders, motor impairments, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and developmental dyslexia. Several of the references were authored by Dorothy Bishop and analyze the validity and boundaries of SLI as a clinical diagnosis.

1. Reference list
How Specific is SLI?
Bishop, D. V. M., & Norbury, C. F. (2002). Exploring the borderlands of autistic disorder and specific
language impairment: A study using standardised diagnostic instruments. Journal of Child
Psychology and Psychiatry, 43, 917-929. http://www.theactgroup.com.au/documents/1469-
7610.00114.pdf
Bishop, D., & Rutter, M. (2008). Neurodevelopmental disorders: conceptual issues. In M. Rutter, D.
Bishop, D. Pine, S. Scott, J. Stevenson, E. Taylor & A. Thapar (Eds.), Rutter's Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry (pp. 32-41). Oxford: Blackwell.
http://www.slideshare.net/deevybishop/neurodevelopmental-disorders
Bishop, D. V. M., & Snowling, M. J. (2004). Developmental dyslexia and Specific Language
Impairment: Same or different? Psychological Bulletin, 130, 858-886.
https://webaccess.wlu.ca/documents/39500/BishopSnowling.pdf
Dyck, M. J., Piek, J. P., & Patrick, J. (2011). The validity of psychiatric diagnoses: The case of 'specific'
developmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32(6), 2704-2713.
http://www98.griffith.edu.au/dspace/handle/10072/43052
Hill, E. L. (2001). Non-specific nature of specific language impairment: a review of the literature with
regard to concomitant motor impairments. International Journal of Language and
Communication Disorders, 36, 149-171. http://www.cckm.ca/CPSLPR/pdf/Hill2001.pdf
Pennington, B. F., & Bishop, D. V. M. (2009). Relations among speech, language, and reading
disorders. Annual Review of Psychology, 60, 283-306.
http://www.du.edu/psychology/dnrl/Relationsamongspeechlanguageandreadingdisorders.pdf
Tirosh, E., & Cohen, A. (1998). Language deficit with attention-deficit disorder: A prevalent
comorbidity. Journal of Child Neurology, 13, 493-497.
Tomblin, J. B., & Mueller, K. L. (2012). How can comorbidity with attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder aid understanding of language and speech disorders? Topics in Language Disorders,
32(3), 198-206.
http://alliedhealth.ceconnection.com/ah/files/HowCanComorbidityWithAttentionDeficitHyperact
ivityDisorder-1352212228801.pdf
Dorothy Bishop, June 2013