The development of conversational disability: a case study.

Along with the pragmatic revolution has come the realisation that some children have major difficulties in engaging and maintaining conversational interaction. the present study displays the evolving profile of a boy, Tony, who experiences problems in this area. It is argued that in order to understand the nature of such problems it is necessary not only to have detailed and rigorous analysis of language samples but also data collected across time and in areas other than conversational development.