Which of the following statements is true regarding children who talk late?
A)Less than half the children who talk late ever catch up with the mainstream.
B)Among late talkers,delays in language development are unrelated to matters of general cognitive development.
C)Late talkers are usually suffering from organic deficits.
D)The children who do not catch up with their peers usually have receptive language deficits.

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Late talkers who do not catch up with their peers often have receptive language deficits, meaning they have difficulties understanding language. This is a more specific issue than general cognitive development problems and does not necessarily imply organic deficits. Many late talkers do catch up with their peers, contradicting the notion that less than half ever do.

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