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Avatar m tn Then there is the mechanical part of communicating our language and that is speech. Problems with speech can include just trying to get the words out, pronouncing the words, the tonal quality of our speech, using emphasis and inflection. Problems with speech can be from weakness or spasticity of the muscles of our mouths, throats and vocal cords. Or it can be with the way our brain tries to direct the speech.
Avatar f tn org that will provide you with detailed information about speech and learning disabilities as well as recommendations for best practices in instruction. You can share this information with her teachers and make sure that no early warning signs of problems go undetected. Other useful websites include The Council for Exceptional Children (www.cec.sped.org) and The National Center for Accelerating Student Learning (http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/casl/).
Avatar f tn Hes now 18 months but doesnt say alot of words. He talks up a storm but its not words. My dr wants him to go to speech therapy. Has anyone else experienced this? Im just trying to figure out if hes behind because he was early and hasnt fully caught up yet.
Avatar n tn s just that they utilize their normal speech and language abilities only in certain situations. Usually speech/language therapy per se is not useful for such children, though some forms of group speech/language therapy (focusing on the pragmatics of communication) might be helpful. Likewise, cognitive-behavior therapy, focusing on the anxiety such children usually display in out-of-home settings, can be useful. As you consider intervention, it is important to obtain accurate diagnosis.
616452 tn?1253877644 My 5 year old son has just been diagnosed - starting grade 1 next year - main problems social interaction, speech and emotional dis regulation. Trying to find more information and ways to help him.
Avatar f tn As well as the above - if this boy is 4.5 years old and is speaking very few words he needs to be seen by a Speech and Language Therapist. By that age you would be expecting sentences. There are many speech disorders and developmental disorders that have difficulties with speech as part of them. It is very possible that his aversion to school and his behaviour is down to simply not understanding language and what is expected of him.
Avatar f tnSpeech - through auditory discrimination • Extending Yiannis’ Semantic development • Developing his understanding of different sentence structures • Extending narrative skills. • Developing his Verbal Reasoning • Developing his phonological awareness skills • Social communication skills XXXXX will attend a weekly social communication skills group which will be planned with advice from a Speech and Language Therapist.
Avatar f tn I think she is still too young,children vary and some do not talk till 2years old as she is babbling what reason did he give for saying she should see a specialist . we have a Language and speech forum on Med Help you may get some further information on there ..
Avatar f tn I met many parents at the clinic who took their children to see an SLP (speech language pathologist) because the child was confused after being only exposed to 2 languages. It's certainly something to think about.
Avatar f tn Hi again, "Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. Aphasia is always due to injury to the brain-most commonly from a stroke, particularly in older individuals. But brain injuries resulting in aphasia may also arise from head trauma, from brain tumors, or from infections. Aphasia can be so severe as to make communication with the patient almost impossible, or it can be very mild.
Avatar f tn When she turned 2, I had concerns. There is a difference between speech and receptive language. When there is a lack of receptive language (i.e. understanding directions, responding to their name, etc), then there is usually more concern. I didn't know there was a difference before my daughter turned 2. At 17 months, I wouldn't worry too much. Some things speech therapists do for kids with just speech delays, is repeat a word lots of times.
Avatar n tn very social,many friendships,great imagination,no problems w/ physical contact,approriate eye contact,no rigid routines,transitions fine, not aggressive (now) his speech/language has been coming in over the last year appropriate..he does have his own original speech,great imagination, answers questions appropriately..
Avatar f tn Apraxia of speech is treatable with the appropriate techniques. Speech-language pathologists play a key role in diagnosing and treating apraxia of speech. It is not just a simple articulation or phonological disorder. There are several different approaches to treating apraxia of speech as no single approach has been proven to be the most effective. The program assigned will vary depending on the severity of the apraxia and the age of the child.
Avatar f tn It is hard to check hearing at that age because it assumes cooperation which lets face it most three year olds can sit for a hearing test, I would follow up with the pediatrician and the audiologist, the pediatriacian can give you a referal for a speech language assessment and they can help you determine it language is a problem or not.
Avatar f tn There are also language processing disorders. My sister had that as a child and went through speech/language therapy and got pulled out of class for an hour every single day until she was about in 4th/5th grade. She does not have autism, but she had some serious language processing issues! She's 8 years younger than I am, so I remember pretty well what she went through. I also remember my mom had to stay on top of the school system.
6965936 tn?1394227011 They used baby sign language to help my daughter she was delayed in speech and would get so frustrated because she couldn't tell us what she wanted. But then we found out she has anxiety that causes selective mutism so they went a different route instead of the sign language.
Avatar n tn Do you live in the U.S.? If so, ask your pediatrician about your state's birth to 3 program. When my daughter was 24 months old, her spoken vocabulary was 0 words. She would not point, would not respond to her name, did not respond to any commands or anything including things like "let's go get ice cream". She was diagnosed with PDD, but only recently, and she's almost 3 years old.
Avatar n tn My son is 6 years old and also has speech delay. He now attends a Speech and Language unit. Unlike your son, I was a full time Mum and Granny also lives with us. So he was showered with language, play and good examples of speech - but still made no difference - so don't be too hard on yourself. Early years are incredibly important as children learn so much by example. I would suggest that you don't ever correct speech, but instead praise and model a good sentence structure/words for him.
293420 tn?1243142938 I think it would be great to have a Speech/Language Impaired forum. There are TONS of parents who post about their toddlers/children having speech and language issues, but they have to post on Parenting Toddlers 1-5. It would be great to have all of the posts in one place and be able to track one another's progress with their children and hear stories from other parents about their S/L impaired children. I'm an SLP and I would LOVE to have a forum for this.
Avatar n tn Does he also use Delayed Echolalia eg. pieces of dialogue phrases or words from TV or films? The Speech and Language Therapist should be able to tell you more about it. I would specifically be asking for a Speech and Language Therapist who also has experience of autism. Does your son mix up his pronouns eg. I, me, you, yours, mine, us etc. What is your son's social interaction skills like? Are there things that your son is good at eg. puzzles, lego, pattern recognition etc.
543250 tn?1214743177 I forgot to say, yes Semantic/Pragmatic Disorder is typical of being on the spectrum and is one of the Disorders that a good Speech and Language Therapist will tell you that you are looking at a probable diagnosis of autism.
16666184 tn?1450255078 t possibly be there, lack of taste. Language and speech becoming increasingly difficult and needs more pauses and corrections. Significant weight loss 60+ pounds in 4mos. Shutting in. I'm being eaten piece by piece. Mind. Body. Soul. And no one can tell me what it is. I don't know what's worse, knowing something is wrong or knowing you might never know what ate you piece by piece.
Avatar m tn Your son is showing some delay in the area of speech/language, and this may be in the context of generally sound development overall. If the pace of his speech/language does not pick up some momentum over the next several months it would be prudent to arrange an evaluation with a Speech/Language pathologist and/or arrange an Earli Intervention evaluation.
Avatar m tn If not, I would definitely start there, by contacting a speech-language pathologist (the local school district is a great place to start, they provide services as early as age 3). They will definitely want to start with a hearing screening, and then evaluate his speech, language, and social skills. It could simply be a speech/language issue. If his delay is significant, early intervention is vital for him to catch up to peers by the time he needs to start learning to read and write.
Avatar m tn Your daughter should be getting input from a Speech and Language Therapist and an Educational Psychologist. I presume that they are involved with your daughter? In school they should be teaching her things in one environment with one person until she fully understands and has learnt the skill, then that skill should be generalised out to other people and other environments. The same may need doing with her speech.
Avatar f tn Btw, getting a birth to three person can help with speech. He should qualify for speech therapy which does not mean he has autism.