Speech Delay - Is It A Problem

Steven Pavlakis MD
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[jreily88]

Okay, I have a question, that I searched everywhere for information on and found absolutley nothing. Anyway, I have trouble being able to phyiscally speak when trying to say "hello" on a phone, or when trying to say "here" when a teacher checks the roll for a class, and when trying to speak on an intercom, either due to nerves or whatever. I have no problem speaking to someone either in person, or even during a presentation.

[Neilgs]

engagement) is what needs to be imperatively at first. It is often overlooked,as the child is beginning to imitate words..but doing so with absolutely no or very little connectedness/engagement!

[Neilgs]

, e.g., "Uh oh!" Oh no! There? There! Understanding intent and meaning in simple co-regulated back and forth interactions is the developmental foundation for language usage-and-manipulation of idea. Using words on cue or following commands on cue ("Point to___, "Say, ___") might appear as the child is using "language" but s/he might not be doing so in the most important, fundamental and crucial way, which is "social engagement." Meaningful engagement (or pre-verbal/verbal simple social

[Neilgs]

, as I have seen many in my practice, as a developmental special educator, mechanically point to body parts on cue or follow other simple commands, and consequently typically receive higher developmental achievement levels than are warranted/justified. This is a BIG problem. It is how the infant/toddler is pleasurably engaged with others using preverbal affective (emotional) interactions to facilitate wants, needs, desires and (if verbal) understands/respond and /uses inflexion in utterances

[Neilgs]

Not understanding (i.e. pointing to body parts) is NOT as significant as whether or not the child is using affect-guided gesturing to facilitate simple to complex reciprocal communication. This includes back and forth facial gesturing (i.e., a smile begets a smile; a frown, a frown). SO reading facial and body cues with his/her primary caregivers, et al., in order to facilitate rich nuanced preverbal communication is the essential foundation which needs to be examined. Conversely, a child can

[lulu2dani]

My son has speech delay, at 4 1/2 I finally got him to tell people his name. He is getting better, is smart in alot of things, he can use the computer and is very social. my main question is, will he be able to funtion with limited help as an adult? Is speech delay something that is usually cured by adulthood for the most part?

[paridhirathore]

@sexymama123407 Yes, definitely my son has learned many more words...and have started speaking tongue twisting "R" alphabet....he is in 2nd grade now....changes are there....but very slow...whatever he speaks he writes that only.....i mean he pronounce wrong and write wrong....but he understand it right...his learning skills are like normal kids.....waiting patiently correcting every time his his every word....still dont know where the problem lies...

[sexymama123407]

@paridhirathore hi i wanted to know if your son talks now my son is 4 years old he can say some stuff but people dont understan him doctore say his fine i just have pre school speech theraphy but dont thing its working what can i do

[manessvijay]

My 6 yrs old son was seviourly Autistic and ADHD.Now he is almost in normal condition but having speech problem but his Recepitive capacity has improved a lot,and within 1-2 years i am confident he will speak normally.for more detail just watch "Cure Autism 100%".I would like to know your experience to solving your son speach problem.

[dogeaterspot]

@pinkyred22 Mine has the same problem. I need help. I turn to everyone that could help me but my son still not say his name right "Ryan" he says his name as "bitbite" I couldn't exactly spell it right.