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Speech Therapy Books For Children

Denise Said:

Is or was your child speech delayed? Please answer!?

We Answered:

I'm sure you have heard it from your speech pathologist but it is impossible to say whether she will "catch up" or not. Some kids do and some kids don't. Some you are sure won't catch up then they surprise everyone and start talking in full sentences all of a sudden!

I am a speech pathologist and if I was seeing your child here is what I would look at.... I know your speechie has probably done everything but I'll list it all in the off chance that she may have missed something

Get hearing tested
Do a full oro-motor exam (can your daughter control her muscles and move them at an appropriate rate)... is there any sign of tongue tie.
Can she generally get her message across using other methods such as gesture
Does she have a good understanding of what you are saying.
Have you tried using sign language to augment her language (or the picture program board maker)

If you answer these questions I'll check back later and see if there is anything else that stands out.

Oh... and just to clarify you ask about speech delayed children but it sounds like your daughter has a language delay. When you say she only uses 2-3 word phrases is that all she tries or is that all that is clear?

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