Speech Therapy
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Speech Delay in Son
Asked by M.D. from Los Angeles
on January 11, 2012
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My son just turned 2 1/2 and has a speech delay. I went through the Regional Center of OC and they diagnosed him with an expressive speech delay but wont provide serv...
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- One of my dads just picked up his son and was demonstrating how he can get him to say a few words. This boy is in special school and he's not made any real progress t...
- Hi, If you can afford it, please get speech therapy for your son now. He is at the age children really want to communicate with family and peers. He acts out, most ...
- **Edit: I read your comments. Speech Therapist, have years of schooling and my son's Speech Therapist had a Master's Degree and various certifications etc. They do NOT...
Speech Therapy
Asked by J.Z. from Dallas
on June 7, 2007
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Hi,
Does anyone have any information on getting your child's speech evaluated?
I am wondering if my 3 1/2 year old son might benefit from some speech therapy, but ...
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- A friend of mine used ECI (early childhood intervention). They were recommended to her by both her pediatrician and babysitter. One location is Baylor House in Waxah...
- Both my boys had apparent speech problems (minor like yours seems to be) when they were younger, but they resolved as they matured. I think you can work on this at hom...
- When my now 8 yr. old was 4, he was tested through the public school system..I went with them because they were free. However, after a yr I didn't really see any impr...
Question About My Son's Speech Delay
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on October 2, 2007
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Hello everyone!
I have not seen anything related to my sons speech delay, so I thought I'd ask now.
My son is 2.5 yo and has been receiving speech therapy for ...
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- I went through the same thing with my first. He qualified for speech therapy, hearing was fine. In our case , I was also told that if the child is "smart" enough to ...
- We had the same experience with my son, who is now 17 (!). Up until he was about 4 or 4 1/2, he could echo a speaker with amazing accuracy, but could not put words to...
- What I did with my son was force him to ask for what he wanted and be firm about not letting him get away with guesturing or imitating what he wanted. I always make s...
Speech Delay in 15Month Old
Asked by M.T. from Dallas
on February 9, 2008
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Hello!!! I just took my son for his 15 month f/u appt. and the doctor told me that he may be slightly speech delayed. He says Mama and Dada, but not to us specificall...
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- Hi M., my son is almost three and i know all children develope their speech at different ages, however i took my soon to an ear, nose and throat doctor and he had non ...
- Hi M. - my son (now age 9) only said words here and there until he was about 20 months old. At that time, he turned to me after looking out a window and said, "Mom, lo...
- I know exactly how you feel. My daughter is going to be 3 at the end of this month and at her 18 mo check up she was only saying mama and daddy. The peds dr sent her t...
Speech Therapy
Asked by K.O. from Portland
on June 19, 2007
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My 3 year old son has a hard time with a lot of different sounds, such as "l, r, s". He was slow to start talking, but he says a bunch now it's just not that easy to ...
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- My son was 2 when we started speach therapy. Contact Early Intervention. The services are free and the people are wonderful. My son was later diagnosed with Autism,...
- The previous post is right, you can get evaluated by your local school districts ESD, just call any school office to get the number or check your phone book. My young...
- Since he's already 3, at most places, he's too old for early intervention services (my son is 2 1/2 and has had speech therapy for the last 3 months or so...and will c...
Speech and Language Delay
Asked by B.M. from Tampa
on August 28, 2008
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Hi I have a 5 year old boy with a speech and language delay. He goes to therapy at kindergarten. I know this sounds awful but I find it really frustrating trying to ta...
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- Brief background... My daughter just started talking in December. She didn't babble as a baby and her first word was mama in December. She was diagnosed with speech de...
- B., I don't have a child in your situation but I have an idea that may help. I took a linguistics class in college and the professor provided many examples of child...
- First, confusing "he"/"she" is age appropriate, not part a speech delay. ALL young children confuse their pronouns. That doesn't mean he doesn't know there are girls a...
Looking for a Speech Therapist
Asked by E.B. from Cincinnati
on September 3, 2008
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Our 2 3/4 year old son was diagnosed with a speech delay when he turned two. We had been receiving services once a week in Chicago through Illinois' Early Interventio...
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- A friend of mine is the Lead Speech Therapist at ABC Pediatrics. You can look at their website: http://www.abcpediatrictherapy.com/ or call ###-###-####. They're in We...
- Hi E., We live in N. KY and we use First Steps. Please see your pediatrician and have them recommend you to First Steps. My child uses them for speech and gross moto...
- I'm not as familiar with the specific service providers in your part of town. There are many private therapy companies in the Cincinnati area that should be able to p...
Speech Pathologist vs Speech Therapist
Asked by L.M. from Kansas City
on July 7, 2011
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OK, My son is receiving "therapy" from Infant Toddler Services. But it seems the "Specialist" is working with me rather than with my son, which is great on one hand, b...
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- Speech Pathologist, Speech Therapist-same thing. Their exact title is Speech-Language Pathologist. They also are called speech therapist. They have a masters or doc...
- Dori is correct about the differences, or lack thereof, of pathologist/therapist. The therapists will have a degree in Speech Language Pathology. However, you may wa...
- I just went through this about a year ago and completely understand where you're coming from. My first speech therapist explained to me that she would try to work wit...
Speech Therapy Resource Referral
Asked by S.G. from Los Angeles
on September 26, 2008
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My 2 1/2 year old boy's pediatrician recommended that we do speech therapy for him. He has the words but cannot put a sentence together. I would appreciate if anyone...
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- Because your boy is 2 1/2 he could qualify for speech therapy through regional center. Call up regional center and tell them that you want him evaluated and then if h...
- If your child is delayed enough then he could qualify for free Speech through Regional Center of OC. All you have to do is call them and they will come out and do a f...
- You should quickly try to get him into a regional center. This is done by the state and paid for by the state. I am not sure what the age limit is but I think your s...
Speech Delay in Almost-2-year-old?
Asked by C.A. from Provo
on October 26, 2009
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My son is 22 months old and barely says any words. He only has about four or five words that he says regularly. He does babbles non-sensical stuff all the time, though...
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- I would HIGHLY recommend doing baby signing with your son! It sounds like he has the comprehension skills but just hasn't developed the coordination needed to formula...
- I would check out the signing times dvd videos. They are videos teaching sign language to children by using sign language. I've recommended them to many friends whose ...
- Hi C.: I do suggest a speech evaluation. Both my sons had speech at early ages. My second though was 18 months when my other sons head start teacher and speech therap...
