AGIR: Assisting parents of children and teenagers presenting a Developmental Language Disorder: Acting for better communication with my child (or teenager) program

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD is the new name for specific oral language disorder, or dysphasia and has consequences for both the development of children and adolescents, and for the everyday life of families. Parents, more specifically, have to cope with behavioral, emotional or social difficulties of their child or teenager, while being particularly involved in helping them to cope with the disorder. The effort and investment required can be a burden for families.

Our research project therefore aims to develop an approach that would help parents to understand the disorder and allow them to develop better coping strategies for their child. To address these two issues, we have chosen to adopt a psycho-educational approach and to follow international recommendations for the development of psychosocial interventions. The acting for better communication with my child program has been developed in collaboration with the Saint Charles’ Institute, the Adèle de Glaubitz association and the establishment le Phare.

The first stage of the research project was to develop the program’s content, to assess its feasibility and to evaluate its effects on the relevant parameters (knowledge, parental stress, depression).
A second phase of the project involved modifying some of the content and modifying the evaluation tools. A version for parents of teenagers is currently being developed.

Project Manager: Céline Clement (LISEC/FRLC)