The discovery was published in The New England Journal of Medicine in a report entitled A Functional Genetic Link Between Distinct Developmental Language Disorders.
Virginia Beardshaw, chief executive of I Can, said it was a very important discovery at a time when evidence surrounding speech, language and communication needs is lacking.
"Not only does it give us more information on the nature of specific language impairment, it ultimately promises better and earlier identification and may point to the most appropriate intervention," she said. "With a better evidence base we hope there will be more funding and more effective services designed to meet children's needs."
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