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Speech Therapy
Asked by J.K. from Cleveland
on January 29, 2009
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Hello all moms! I have a 2 yr old boy that has just started speech therapy. Our therapist is great and I feel that our son will make progress the more sessions we at...
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- J., I am a speech therapist working with preschool children. Someone suggested going into the session with your son and I would check with the therapist. Some kids...
- My son was in speech therapy when he was 2. Our therapist gave us sheets with similar words and pictures. For example, one sheet would have 12 simple words starting wi...
- Hello, My son has been in speech therapy since he was 3 years old and he is now 7 years old. Our speech therapist always gave us things to work on if we asked. Th...
Speech Development
Asked by M.A. from Dallas
on August 18, 2007
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Hey mama's -
My 19 month old son suffered from chronic ear infections from the time he was 9 months until about 15 months when he had tubes put in his ears. We expe...
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- you might ask your ped. just to see what they think, my sister had problems with ear infections & had tubes put in around that age...she had speech therapy all through...
- Hi M. - My son could only say 2 words at 18 months. My pediatrician recommended an evaluation by ECI. This is a self referral service through the county. You can ...
- Trust your gut. Call ECI to get him evaluated as the other moms have said. You can get their number from your Ped's office or google them, too. I did not wait until my...
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...
Speech Therapy
Asked by S.C. from New York
on July 30, 2008
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I am very concerned about my 5yr old. He started stuttering when he was 2 and I took him for an evalutaion. The therapist said it he was too young to tell and we shoul...
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- my husband has a stuttering problem that he's had since he was a child. No one ever helped him with it, and kids as well as teachers used to make fun of him. He's no...
- S., My daughter is four years old and she recently say 4mths ago started speech. She loves going there and the assistance and guidance that I recieve from the spee...
- My oldest son started stuttering after I had my second child. The pediatrician told me to stop what I was doing and listen to what the child had to say. It was hard,...
Speech
Asked by D.H. from Dallas
on June 6, 2008
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I have a friend who has a 20 month old son and he knows how to only say 5 words. The pedi told them he needs to be saying at least 15 and to spend more time being more...
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- Wow, that's harsh of the doc to say that. My son didn't really start talking until he was about 2 1/2 to 3. He went from some words to 2 word sentences fast. 20 mon...
- At my daughter 15 month visit my Ped told me the same exact thing! We were sent to ECI and used them for 3 months. It didnt make a difference so i switched to Therap...
- 20 months is still a little soon. Are there any other signs that state something could be wrong. Are the 5 words he does say clear? Does he follow directions when told...
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...
Needs Advice from Bilingual Parents / Speech Therapists
Asked by M.A. from Provo
on October 15, 2008
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My first language is Chinese (Cantonese). I spoke to my children in Chinese most of the time. I speak English to them when I read books to them or some words has few...
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- As a speech therapist, I would suggest to continue to work on both languages. There is never a better time to teach a person another language than at a young age. The...
- I know some Spanish and speak to both my children in Spanish a little. When my oldest was about 14 months, I started taking her to stay with a Mexican family while ...
- My mom and grandparents only spoke Hungarian in the home until I was 5. My dad spoke English and a few words of Hungarian, so a very similar situation to your kids cur...
Sign Language in a Speech-delayed Daughter
Asked by N.D. from Chicago
on October 13, 2006
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Has anyone been teaching their baby sign language? My daughter is getting speech therapy for mild delay and I was advised to try signing to her. I am fluent in sign la...
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- Hi Samarra, I have two children-4 yr boy and 18 mth girl. Since you are fluent I don't want to act like an expert as this attempt at sign language was to ward of...
- We started teaching my daugher sign language when she was around 11 months old, and it took her about a month before she started signing back. I used the book "Sign wi...
- Hi there, I used American sign language with my son who is now 29 months. I started it around the age of your baby, so I am sure it's not too late. I bought Signin...
Seeking Affordable Speech Therapist for Stuttering
Asked by A. from Chicago
on June 25, 2008
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My son is seven and has been stuttering for about three years now but more severly in the last 8 months. His school speech therapist suggested we get therapy for him ...
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- There was a facinating story on 20/20 a while back which I looked up on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3c8zcOfcY8 John Stossel did a report on a new tech...
- One possible idea depending on your location is checking with some local universities who have a speech clinic on campus. The students studying speech pathology are t...
- I sent an email to a speech therapist I know to find out what the going rate for private sessions is or if she does them. Did you tell the centers you would be paying ...
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 ...
