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Aims. Knowledge of performance in other areas of cognitive processing in children with specific language impairment is contradictory. The aim of this study was to research verbal and cognitive performance as well as intelligence of children with specific language impairment using neuropsychological evaluation data. In addition, the methods used to evaluate neuropsychological processing of the children and their school recommendations were studied. Methods. The participants (N=67) were diagnosed with F80.1 and / or F80.2 in Lastenlinna hospital in 1998-1999 and were neuropsychologically evaluated in 1996 2001. The study retrospectively examined which methods of evaluation were used to assess children with specific language impairment. The participants' test battery scores were gathered. Descriptions of spontaneity, ability to cooperate and concentrate as well as school recommendations were gathered from neuropsychologists' reports. Occurrences of and connections between variables were analyzed with descriptive statistics, graphs, t-tests, chi-square tests, one-way ANOVAs and contrasts. Results and conclusions. The methods used to neuropsychologically evaluate children with specific language impairment in Lastenlinna hospital in 1996 2001 included different versions of Wechsler intelligence scales with which verbal and non-verbal processing were analyzed. In addition, the neuropsychological evaluation was often augmented with the linguistic subtests of Nepsy and Nepsu. The participants performed worse than standard on verbal tasks, whereas in non-verbal tasks their performance was close to standard. Participants with expressive language disorder F80.1 had the verbal IQ close to normal, and only participants with receptive language disorder F80.2 had a significantly low verbal IQ. Children with specific language impairment were mostly recommended to participate in prolonged primary education, full-time special education or general education. The school recommendations were connected to verbal performance: the more severe the problems with language, the more rehabilitating education was recommended. The evaluation of children with specific language impairment should be more comprehensive so that a clearer picture of their cognitive processing and ability to function could be attained. The difference between the verbal and non-verbal performance