A child with receptive language delay has difficulties with understanding what is said to them.

The symptoms vary between children but, generally, problems with language comprehension begin before the age of three years. In most cases, children with a receptive language problem also have an expressive language delay, which means they have trouble using spoken language.

There is no standard set of symptoms that indicates receptive language delay, as it varies from one child to the next. However, symptoms may include: