Expressive Language Disorder - Sariah age 10

Definition
Expressive language disorder occurs when an individual has problems expressing him or herself using spoken language.

Description
Expressive language disorder is generally a childhood disorder. There are two types of expressive language disorder: the developmental type and the acquired type. Developmental expressive language disorder does not have a known cause and generally appears at the time a child is learning to talk. Acquired expressive language disorder is caused by damage to the brain. It occurs suddenly after events such as stroke or traumatic head injury. The acquired type can occur at any age.

Causes and symptoms
Causes
There is no known cause of developmental expressive language disorder. Research is ongoing to determine which biological or environmental factors may be the cause. Acquired expressive language disorder is caused by damage to the brain. Damage can be sustained during a stroke, or as the result of traumatic head injury, seizures, or other medical conditions. The way in which acquired expressive language disorder manifests itself in a specific person depends on which parts of the brain are injured and how badly they are damaged.

Symptoms
Expressive language disorder is characterized by a child having difficulty expressing him- or herself using speech. The signs and symptoms vary drastically from child to child. The child does not have problems with the pronunciation of words, as occurs in phonological disorder. The child does have problems putting sentences together coherently, using proper grammar, recalling the appropriate word to use, or other similar problems. A child with expressive language disorder is not able to communicate thoughts, needs, or wants at the same level or with the same complexity as his or her peers. The child often has a smaller vocabulary than his or her peers.

Children with expressive language disorder have the same ability to understand speech as their peers, and have the same level of intelligence. Therefore, a child with this disorder may understand words that he or she cannot use in sentences. The child may understand complex spoken sentences and be able to carry out intricate instructions, although he or she cannot form complex sentences.

There are many different ways in which expressive language disorder can manifest itself. Some children do not properly use pronouns, or leave out functional words such as "is" or "the." Other children cannot recall words that they want to use in the sentence and substitute general words such as "thing" or "stuff." Some children cannot organize their sentences so that the sentences are easy to understand. These children do comprehend the material they are trying to express—they just cannot create the appropriate sentences with which to express their thoughts.

http://www.minddisorders.com/Del-Fi/Expressive-language-disorder.html

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• sariah

[cicibaubau7]

Language disorders are genetically inherited, that's what we have been told.

[Slingnmom]

@cicibaubau7 I believe this is possible. I think I have an extremely mild case of it. Sometimes I can't get my thoghts out all the time, so who knows. However her 6 other siblings do not have ELD.

[yusipierre]

we think our son may have expressive disorder. what sort of treatment are you guys doing? What I've done at home with our little guy is a lot of phonics and a lot of reading and teaching him phrases, etc so he can at least get some ideas across.

[Slingnmom]

@yusipierre I think the difficulty lies in the fact that we perceive learning differently than children, one; and two repetativeness is what works best I think, but Sariah needs breaks to process what it is she's learned.

[Slingnmom]

@yusipierre Kids have to repeat something at least 10-15 times before their brains make the right connections for understanding what it is they are learning. This is why when you teach a child 1+1=2 but 5 minutes later when you ask them what 1+1='s they "don't know" the answer or they give you a wrong answer, it is because their brain has not made the connections yet to understanding what they have just learned.

[ebaymamaqueen]

wow :) its like seeing my daughter up there talking. she is the same age as well and still struggles. everyday she gets a little better, but she takes the long pauses when talking still.

[Slingnmom]

@ebaymamaqueen Sariah takes long pauses too as she processes what she wants to say as best she can before saying it. It still ends up slightly jumbled though. When she is angry and trying to "talk" it's much worse and she gets even more frustrated. Now that she's 11 and hormones are a factor these "episodes" happen more often, LOL

[amarandivyt]

NOOBS. TREAT THAT WITH MARIHUANA !!!. case solved !

[jallious2]

Genetics, yes, but then they can be enchanced through medication (or withdrawal) so that they further debilitate.

[funkmex75]

I was never diagnosed with this disorder, but I believe I may have it. It's a very difficult life especially when you are 36 years old trying to hold down a job. You can sense people making fun of you behind your back, because they think of you as "unintelligent". I wish you the best of luck Sariah. Keep doing what you're doing.

[kuroneko99]

How can people follow this video with all the music + the subtitles + kid in the background + her dialogue going at the same time? If this is her environment and the expectation put on her, no wonder she can't keep track of her thoughts - I can't follow them with all these distractions either.

[MRORiverside]

Is she still able to write out sentences with all the words she wants to use or does that have any deficiencies in what she wants to say as well?

[heavenlyeve]

i have this too. i don't know if mine's as bad as hers, but i got diagnosed with aspergers, mathematics disorder, expressive-recsessive language disorder, gender identity disorder. it's hard to handle life when it's full of disorders, especially when no one understands you.

[verucalise]

@talkingdoc Absolutely. My son was just diagnosed with this, after fighting the school saying he still needed speech therapy. I took him to specialists, & yes! He has ELD. He might have other learning issues, but one thing is positive- he absorbs everything he learns at a normal pace, but to relay it back and have a class discussion eludes him. He stumbles, can't get the thought out, and gets frustrated because HE KNOWS what he wants to say :(

[andreal718]

very helpful!! My daughter is 9 and she may have ELS I started treatment since she was 2 with no big results

she is a normal girl but she struggles to communicate even with me!

I don't know where else to go to help her !

I have the same situation you have with Sariah with my girl.