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Updated Feb 09, 2010

Q: Daughter's Brain Short-circuiting?    —Avondale, AZ

"Hi. I have a daughter who will be 3 in January. She loves to talk and has always been repititious but about 5 days ..."

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Hi A., I'm a speech therapist at an APS school here in Albuquerque. A little info on developmental stuttering: number one it's very common at this age and generally cl...

You must have taught old kids, because speech problems are very common with young children. (My son, 5yrs old now, still has a hard time with certain sounds and at 3 ...

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Q: Speech Processing    —Stratford, CT

"My 5 1/2 year old grand son who I am raising has ADD. he is on stratera but it only helps him maybe 30-40%. We have t..."

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Hi- You might look into having a central auditory processing evaluation done. This is performed by an audiologist-you will probably need a referral for your insurance....

Ditto Ditto Ditto.. which means I am so there!!! My son has sensory issues as well and has a hard time with processing as well.. We just put him on Risperdal. This h...

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Q: Newly Diagnosed Hearing Loss    —Glen Burnie, MD

"My 9 year old daughter was just diagnosed with moderate to severe hearing loss, she will be fitted with hearing aids ..."

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Hello, I am a Deaf Mother of a Deaf 3 1/2 YO son. I suspect I was born hearing but lost my hearing somewhere before the age of 3 when my parents found out I was deaf....

K., what kind of hearing loss, low frequency, high frequency/ both/ one ear both ears? how is her language? what did they say caused the hearing loss/ is it senso-neur...

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Q: Deaf Verses Hard of Hearing    —Corsicana, TX

"I'm lost??? I need to know if a child has bone conductive hearing loss is they considered deaf or just hard of hearing?"

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Have you tried googling it on the net or using WebMD? Better yet, have you asked your pediatrician about this? I would think that with the diagnosis, an explanation...

It depends on how much hearing they actually have.

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Q: Ear Infection and Speech Correlation?    —Keller, TX

"I need info from you mamas that have dealt alot with ear infections, delayed speech and/or ear tubes. I'm just ask..."

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My son didn't hardly speak at all at 2yrs old. He had many ear infections and when we finally took him to the ENT they did a hearing test and found he had mild hearin...

I am a deaf ed teacher. Yes, the ear infections are probably effecting his speech if they are that constant, but he is only 2. You may be over-analyzing, but you als...

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Q: Mom of 17 Month Old Seeking Advice on Son Who Doesn't Say Too Many Words    —Lisle, IL

"I have a 17 month old son who doesn't say any words that I can understand. He does alot of babbling and it sounds lik..."

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My son was on the same schedule. He understood everything I said and followed commands. He maybe spoke 6-8 words and at two, maybe a dozen. I asked my pedi and she s...

Go to the speech thearapist! I waited until our son was 2. Then had him evaluated by an early intervention service in Indiana (First Steps). At 2, he only used 10-1...

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Q: 20 Month Old Little Girl (2Nd Child), Grandmother Is Concerned About Speech    —Charlestown, IN

"My mom, who keeps my kids on the weekends happens to be concerned about my youngest daughter not talking enough, but ..."

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Each child develops differently. There is no exact timetable, just rough guesstimates for where 'most' children are at particular ages. I have a 22 month old who does ...

The speech milestone that I have been told is that a child should be putting two words together by 2 years. If you are concerned about your daughter's speech, I highl...

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Q: Stuttering Toddler    —Boothbay, ME

"Has anyone had a stuttering toddler (3yo)? I am told by most people it is developmental and she will grow out of it,..."

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I have 3 1/2 yr old twins, one of which stutters a bit. They were evaluated for speech last spring by CDS when I was worried that they were not speaking enough for the...

i had this problem when i was 3. it was becuse i was the youngest child and found it hard to keep up with the older ones. i couldnt express myself easily so i would s...

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Q: Wondering If My 3 Year Old Has a Speech Problem.    —Parlin, NJ

"I was just looking for some advice on my 3 year old son. He talks very well for his age, but there are 10 letters in..."

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Hey L., I have done numerous preschool evaluations with our speech pathologist (I am a school psychologist), and know that this is a very typical developmental stag...

Hi there. My son who is 5 now has had speech issues for almost 3 years now. My Dr also wanted to wait, I was like no way. I called the health department in my county a...

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Q: Worried About Son Not Speaking Yet    —Raleigh, NC

"My almost 16 month old is not really saying any words yet. He will babble "mama" and "dada" and make a "t" sound for ..."

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my son, who will be 17 months on feb 11 doesn't say too many different things, but in the past couple of weeks he has started trying to. he says clock, truck, mama, da...

I would not worry too much if no other symptoms. My little girl was the same way and she started talking around 2. She has never stopped. It will come.

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