This book review evaluates Developmental Language Disorder and Social-Emotional Development: An Introduction to Theories, Concepts, and Research, written by Jenny Gibson and Umar Toseeb (2024), which presents a multidimensional analysis of how Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) intersects with mental health, emotional functioning, and social development. The book review aims to examine the interdisciplinary design, grounded in developmental psychology, genetics, education, and neurodiversity frameworks. The book includes evidence from longitudinal research, case studies, and theoretical models, offering insights into how early environments, behavioural challenges, peer relationships, family context and resilience influence outcomes for children with DLD. This book review critically synthesises the authors’ methodology and presentation through the book’s eight chapters. Key insights include the role of language in emotional regulation, the impact of ecological systems on DLD, and the limitations of deficit-based intervention models. This book review critically evaluates the authors’ shift towards a neurodiversity-informed approach and highlights the underrepresentation of non-Western perspectives as a limitation. Although the authors of the book acknowledge this limitation of cultural generalisation, more international research and case material could have enriched it. This work concludes that Gibson and Toseeb’s book provides a valuable contribution to inclusive practice and calls for cultural diversity in future DLD research. Practitioners, researchers, and policymakers can benefit from the book to adopt holistic frameworks that account for both linguistic and emotional dimensions in supporting neurodivergent DLD children.