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This study aimed to compare the outcomes of a parent-implemented language intervention, It Takes Two to Talk\u00ae\u2014The Hanen Program\u00ae for Parents (ITTT), to a clinician-directed therapy. Participants were 17 families and their late-talking children: 10 families took part in ITTT and 7 in the clinician-directed modality. The outcomes in the social communication domain were more favorable for the ITTT group, but there were no significant differences between groups as regards vocabulary and syntax. In terms of parents, the research focused on examining if there were significant changes in parents\u2019 stress and their perceptions of their children\u2019s communication abilities. No differences were observed in the level of stress. In contrast, the group that received the ITTT program significantly altered their perceptions of their children\u2019s communication difficulties in comparison with the clinician-directed therapy. 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