Irma Said:

3 guys from Ireland in speech therapy.................?

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lol..ok joke

Lillie Said:

Stutterer in need of serious help

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Get help for your stuttering. You can get a degree online while you improve your speech and be an entirely different person once you are looking for a job.

Try these resources:
www.stutteringhelp.org there are videos online that show speech therapists working with stutterers; watch them and learn some techniques.
http://stutteringselfhelp-stutteringself…
http://stutteringhelp-bud.blogspot.com/
http://notesonstuttering.blogspot.com/

Meet others who stutter here http://groups.myspace.com/stutteringfoun…
http://www.stutteringforum.com/forums/
stutteringchat on Yahoo groups

Contact The Stuttering Foundation of America as that is where our family got help. Their book "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" worked wonders after working through it step by step. Part of the book can be found here http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.as…

Download this brochure and take it with you to the interview. Let them know up front that you stutter/stammer, but that it will not affect your work performance. Give them the brochure.

http://www.stutteringhelp.org/DeskLeftDe…

Everett Said:

male speech and language therapist?

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They used to feel that way about nursing, and now there are lots of male nurses. While you're correct in assuming that most therapists are female, men would be a great asset in the field in working with boys, who are often too embarrassed to admit to a woman that they have a problem and feel foolish about doing the exercises. Stop worrying about your comfort, man up, and take the course if you're interested. Think how it will improve your social life! (My son was the only guy in his A-level art section, and he had a harem!) More men are needed in infant teaching as well because so many little guys these days are growing up without male role models. Sad but true. I imagine that once you qualify you'd be in great demand. You may be a bit of a pioneer, but you'll be providing an invaluable service. Go for it!

Dean Said:

Grandson born in Ireland is slow to form his language skills. Could he be "wired" Irish? He uses ta, da sound.

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As the mother of a child that's been diagnosed with Autism and ADHD, I do NOT wish any problems on anyone.

However, the only "signs" of anything my child ever showed was a language delay. For 2 1/2 years, my family, his pediatrician, EVERYONE, insisted that "all children develop at their own pace," "boys develop language slower," and all sorts of "nonsense" from well-wishers. While all of that is true....go with your gut. If you feel he's not developing as he should be, then by all means, do whatever you need to to convince the parents to have him evaluated.

There are many things that could be going on, so it may not be a "disability" per se. But, if there is anything at all going on, you can hopefully find it while he's still young enough to get good intervention.

As I said, even his pediatrician was a huge culprit in my child not receiving intervention earlier. I even specifically asked her if there was a possibility of him having develop delay, a problem such as Autism, or other problems, but she dismissed all of my questions. I finally took it upon myself to take him to a neurologist where he was finally diagnosed.

And, while I don't like him actually having a "diagnosis" or a "label" on him, I have to admit that just "knowing" what we were facing has made it easier to know how to address it and get him the accurate and needed treatment, therapy, and intervention that he needs.

So, I know you don't want there to be a real "problem," but at the least by having him checked out by the appropriate professionals, you can at the very least rule out any such problems and know that he will indeed develop in his own time.

My very best wishes to your grandson and your family as you endure this together.

God bless!

PS: Alot of people assume that all children with Autism start talking, then regress. However, my child's language just never developed. He started "babbling" on time as all children do. However, his babbling never began to form words. He had a few sounds that became recognizable, however they weren't consistently used. So, it sounds alot like what you're describing. Just undeveloped language. Like I said, he may not have the same diagnosis, but I feel it's, at the least, worth ruling out.

And when I say language, I mean my son had both receptive and expressive language delays (which has a deeper meaning than just not talking). He also didn't seem to "process" and understand things being said to him as well as he should have. But, that part is completely indicative of a problem, either.

Dora Said:

Does anyone know anything about British/Irish accents and dialects?

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I think it's likely to be an Irish thing, as most of my relatives are Irish, and a lot of them tend to pronounce their "r's slightly like "w"'s.