Speech Therapy
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Speech and Comprehension
Asked by K.T. from Denver
on February 4, 2008
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I have a question about my 22 month old daughters speech? She says about 20-25 words. and does not put any words together yet. She gets frustrated really easily when ...
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- Hi K., A 2 yr old's comprehension is greater than their ability to speak. If you are concerned about her speech, you can access a free screening for her to determ...
- K.- my little boy had a speech delay as well. Everything I read and what I was told by the experts is that the sooner it is addressed, the better. It sounds like your ...
- My son didn't even say mama until he was 2 1/2 years old. He was just taking everything in like a sponge. He was in the gifted and talented programs all through middle...
Starting Speech Therapy
Asked by V.N. from Chicago
on October 24, 2006
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My son will be 2 next month and we just had a speech evaluation today because he just doesn't want to talk. They rated him at a 12 month speech level. He is technica...
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- First off, I would investigate medical causes for speech delay. These physical things come to mind at the moment: hearing and ear canal shape/structure, etc., and aden...
- Hi there, I have twin 3 year old girls and my one daughter has been in speech therapy since she was born. They were 3 months premature. You'd be surprised as to h...
- Hi Vicki, I have a daughter that has been in therapy for a year and a half. We just assumed that since she had an older sister doing some of her talking, had a new br...
2 Year Old with Speech Delay
Asked by J.K. from Washington DC
on July 21, 2009
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My 2 year old is delayed in his speech, he speaks mostly jargon and says very few words. I have had him evaluated by the school district's early childhood prevention ...
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- I have had a couple of friends who had speech therapy around this age and it worked wonders!!! However, I have noticed tha tkids who are are speech delayed also tend ...
- My 2 year old is in the same boat. We just moved up here and I knew his speech was delayed, so I asked our new pediatrician for a referral and she game me the number t...
- Good Morning, I had my daughter evaluated when she was two. She has received speech since two and last year she went to a 1/2 day pre-school through the county. Thi...
Speech Therapy Centers near Costa Mesa, CA
Asked by M.N. from Los Angeles
on September 24, 2011
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The staff at CHOC hospital in Orange, CA has recommended that my son, 19 months, go to speech therapy 2 times per week. He has about a 6 month delay. Does anyone hav...
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- Have you contacted the Regional Center? My son also has a speech delay and we had someone come to our house to give him his assessment 5 days after I made the call. ...
- My daughter started speech therapy when she was 18 months at Speech Pathology Associates (SPA) in Irvine. ###-###-####. They also have a website. But I agree with t...
- Coastal Speech Therapy is in Irvine. The number is ###-###-####. http://coastalspeechtherapy.net/ Molly is a fantastic therapist.
School District Speech Therapy Preschool?
Asked by J.O. from Detroit
on September 15, 2010
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My two preschoolers have the perfect schedule. It's each day, same time and place, for almost 3 hours in the morning. I want to keep them here, as they have adjusted...
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- You can get speech therapy at alot of places; if insurance does not cover, then you would have to pay out of pocket. Abilities Center in Walled Lake, DMC/Childrens in...
- Yes. Never wait on development. Never. She has no time to waste, and the only thing you really have that is free is time. Once that is gone, you don't get it b...
- Can your other preschooler go to the district preschool as a peer model? That is what we are doing with our twin boys. Originally they didn't have a spot for my "typic...
Getting Insurance Company to Cover Speech Therapy
Asked by L.G. from Philadelphia
on September 25, 2009
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My younger son will be 4 in January. His language has never been great, he always just made minimum requirements. To try to make this shorter, we had him evaluated f...
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- I am not sure how New Jersey works, but in Pa we have the INtermediate Unit. It deals with early childhood intervention and it is funded by the state, just as the sch...
- I really don't know about fighting with the insurance company, but another route you might try is through the public school system. Even though your child is not scho...
- The Early Intervention program in NJ only covers kids until their 3rd birthday. You could try the school district - just write a letter to the Director of Special Ser...
Sign Language for Me 3.5 Year Old with Speech Delay
Asked by L.G. from Boston
on September 25, 2008
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My 3.5 year old son has speech delay, he started KO which is early intervention, he also receives speech therapy 3 hours per week (2 hours were the recommendations bas...
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- I don't know ONE Speech Language Pathologist that would not be on board with using sign language to SUPPLEMENT his speech delays and growth. Sign language would not r...
- Sign language can be a part of speech therapy and a very helpful way of letting him communicate. The last thing you want is for him to be frustrated about not being a...
- Hi L., I know it's overwhelming to think of teaching your little one sign language. My daughter had a speach delay and I was against sign language at first because I ...
Opinions About Toddler Speech Therapy
Asked by D. from Chicago
on January 23, 2008
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Hey Mamas!
I wanted to get a feel for your opinions about speech therapy. I have a 26mth old charming little boy- he knows baby sign language and understands EVERYTHI...
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- Hi, D., I went through the same thing with my son. We went through First Steps of southern Indiana. They were great, they came to my house, played with him for a hour,...
- If you can get him into speech therapy...do it. It can't hurt any. My daughter started speech at around 3. There wasn't alot of people around that could understand her...
- I'm not going against what your doctor says but I have a friend who taught her child the baby sign language and he didn't talk til he was 3. He was a SUPER intelligen...
Seeking Private Speech Therapist for 20 Month Old
Asked by R.F. from Dallas
on January 25, 2009
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My 20 month old son doesn't say any words - still babbles. He was evaluated at Our Children's House at Grapevine, and was recommended for speech therapy. However, our ...
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- You might as well try ECI, they may come out more frequently depending on the needs of your son. We used ECI for my niece and they were coming out once a week at one ...
- My son's in ECI for speech and yes, they come twice a month (but more depending on needs of child). The thing with ECI is they teach the parents the things they do so...
- I am the director at Monkey Mouths speech therapy in Hurst. We love to see children for early intervention. I would suggest you take a look at our website: monkeymo...
Son's Speech Delay
Asked by J.K. from Cleveland
on May 27, 2009
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Hello! I was wondering if there were any moms out there that may have a child with a speech delay that could share some stories and/or give some advice about their da...
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- It's fantastic that you're on top of this and trying to get him help!! Keep in mind, he is only 2 years old. Sometimes it's just a bit delayed in coming. My mothe...
- It will get better, keep in mind he's just over 2 years old. Stick with the therapy or even ask about increasing to twice a week if you can do that. Early intervention...
- It wasn't until around my son's third birthday that he really started talking. He would say these here and there, but wasn't anything anyone really understood. He kn...
