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Speech Delay
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Posted 7 months ago Anyone have tips on children showing speech delay? About fiveish, but the symptoms have been there since maybe two. It's a nephew, and the subject is touchy and therefore not spoken of. Nevertheless, I'd like to get educated if ever does come up. |
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| Posted 7 months ago Has the child's hearing been tested? I don't mean a simple test, but one done by an audiologist. That is where I would start. If the hearing is normal you start to look at other things. "Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." ~~ Abigail Adams (1744 - 1818) |
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| Posted 7 months ago Have you seen a speech therapist to diagnose or rule out a real speech problem? That may be the first thing to start with. Working with a speech professional may help fix something simple like mouth or tongue movement for certain sounds. |
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| Posted 7 months ago reidn23 said: As reidn23 has pointed out, there is the possibility that one or more pathologies might come into play in a speech delay. Is the child attempting to speak and failing or not attempting at all? If the child is not attempting to speak at all or only infrequently, a hearing problem is more likely the cause than a tongue movement or mouth shape problem. Children learn speech by hearing it and attempting to imitate what they hear. A hearing problem may delay the attempt to speak or lead the child to produce speech that is not clear or discernible as language. If the child attempts to speak but is unable to make certain sounds, tongue tip sounds like l, d, or t for example, then a speech professional will be able to help. "Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." ~~ Abigail Adams (1744 - 1818) |
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| Posted 3 months ago Edward Bear- my husband is a Speech Pathologist. Could you elaborate on your question? What exactly is the child presenting? |
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| Posted 3 months ago One of my daughters had a speech delay. She was pulled out of class to meet with a speech therapist on a regular basis and made significant progress rather quickly. She is now 21 and won't shut up! haha Here are a few Speech Delay websites: http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/not_talk.html http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/special/common/442.html http://www.blankees.com/baby/speech/ http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/conditions/speechdelay.html http://www.med.umich.edu/1Libr/yourchild/speech.htm http://www.aafp.org/afp/990600ap/3121.html Hope this helps. |
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| Posted 3 months ago We had a similar situation with a nephew. When the child went into public school, the school raised the flags that the mom needed to get moving with necessary testing to find out what the difficulty was. Not until then could discussions could occur within the family. Children are the living messages we will send into a time we will not see. – John W. Whitehead |
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| Posted 3 months ago My son receives Speech Therapy twice a week on-campus and it has worked wonders. He is more confident in talking and socializing. Never wait when dealing with speech delays since it can prevent or alleviate some emotional and social issues down the way. A witty woman is a treasure; a witty Beauty is a power.
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| Posted about 1 month ago I had my son in early intervention at 16 months old for speech delay. The earlier the better and if he needs it ,she must help him. My son would go for annual hearing checks up until he was 10 years old. It's nothing to be ashamed of or afraid of. It was my job to help my son. It's her job too!
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