The discrepancy hypothesis in children with language disorders: does it work?
The discrepancy hypothesis, in our opinion, must be modified. There is not only verbal and nonverbal functioning but there is language production, language comprehension and nonverbal learning abilities. Between these three aspects discrepancies can be found. In 43% of the children there is a discrepancy between language production and language comprehension. When children also show language comprehension problems, 58% of these children show a discrepancy with nonverbal functioning.
This is the first study investigating hypersensitivity to food additives in children with atopic eczema. Our results indicate that carmine may play a role in atopic eczema.