Recent research has provided new insights into the developmental trajectory of children’s language abilities. The study, published in Biological Psychiatry01757-2/fulltext), uncovered a shift in the genetic relationship between vocabulary size and ADHD risk/symptoms from infancy to toddlerhood. Early language development serves as a crucial predictor of children’s subsequent language, reading, and learning skills. It’s also closely linked with neurodevelopmental conditions such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Typically, children start spea…