that cannot be attributed to an underlying disorder and is solely responsible for the language disturbance while a secondary language disorder is the result of another disorder. Language disorders can also be categorized as developmental or acquired. A developmental language disorder is present at birth while an acquired language disorder occurs at some point after birth. Acquired language disorders can often be attributed to injuries within the brain due to occurrences such as stroke or Traumatic brain injury. See also Aphasia Auditory processing disorder Broca's area Communication disorder Dyslexia Expressive aphasia List of language disorders Receptive aphasia Semantic pragmatic disorder Specific language impairment Speech repetition References Further reading External links Communication disorders Neurological disorders Speech and language pathology