What is Developmental Language Disorder, or DLD? Developmental Language Disorder is a brain-based neurodevelopmental diversity - such as autism or dyslexia or dysgraphia. One in 14 children are born with a DLD and it’s often genetic. Students with DLD are six times more likely to have reading difficulties.DLD is a brain variation that makes it difficult to learn language from the environment. DLD is different from dyslexia. Dyslexia is a disorder associated with the written language, and DLD is a disorder associated with acquisition of spoken language. ResourcesNew IDEA Guidance Includes Developmental Language Disorder as a Qualifying Category by Tiffany P. Hogan, Kelly Farquharson, Karla McGregorDLD and Me Educator Fact Sheet Connect with us Facebook and join our Facebook Group Twitter Instagram Don't miss an episode! Sign up for FREE bonus resources and episode alerts at LiteracyPodcast.com Helping teachers learn about science of reading, knowledge building, and high quality curriculum.