More recently, the term "pragmatic language impairment" (PLI) has been proposed.

Pragmatic language impairment (PLI) is an impairment in understanding pragmatic areas of language.

There has been a great deal of controversy about this category, which is termed pragmatic language impairment (PLI) in the UK.

A small 2008 study found that a significant number (40%) of people diagnosed with pragmatic language impairment as children in previous decades would now be given a diagnosis as autism.

The fee-paying school specialises in educating pupils with dyslexia and its related learning disabilities such as dyscalculia, dyspraxia, pragmatic language impairment, and specific language impairment.

Pragmatic language impairments are related to autism and Asperger syndrome, but also could be related to other non autistic disabilities such as ADHD and mental retardation.

While autistic children exhibit pragmatic language impairment, this type of communication disorder can also be found in individuals with other types of disorders including auditory processing disorders, neuropathies, encephalopathies and certain genetic disorders.

This type of impairment was previously called semantic-pragmatic disorder (SPD).

According to Bishop & Norbury (2002), children with semantic-pragmatic disorder have fluent, complex and clearly articulated expressive language but exhibit problems with the way their language is used.

There is debate over the relationship between semantic-pragmatic disorder and autistic disorder as the clinical profile of semantic-pragmatic disorder is often seen in children with high-functioning autism.

Overseas membership is available if you are a qualified nurse working in a non-UK operating department, central sterile supply department, or a local equivalent.

On the floors above will be 10 state-of-the-art operating theatres; a further 12 intensive care beds; 18 coronary care beds and a central sterile supply department.

He established laboratories at Richmond and Kingston and the central sterile supplies department at Kingston Hospital.

The service also includes the Surgical Day Ward, also on level 4, the Endoscopy Unit, currently located above Outpatients, and the CSSD (Central Sterile Supply Department)

CSSD (Central Sterile Supplies Department) The system helps minimize hospital Infection by providing supplies of sterile instruments, linen packs, dressing and other sterile items used in patient care.

Nurse Manager, Mrs M Stainton, heads the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) staff who are part of a team of health care workers supporting the delivery of clinical patient care at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.