In this Academy Evening talk Susan Ellis Weismer, a UW–Madison professor of communicative disorders, takes parents and caregivers through the stages of child language development. Weismer also shares comparisons among typically developing children, late talkers and toddlers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and talks about how to identify language learning difficulties and disorders early on. Part of the Wisconsin Academy’s Brain to Five series held in partnership with the UW–Madison Waisman Center and the Appleton Education Foundation, this Academy Evening talk was recorded on March 5, 2008, at Appleton North High School.
