{"id":3515,"date":"2017-05-24T13:56:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T17:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.fm1.dev\/signs-of-a-speech-language-disorder-in-children-and-adults\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T14:37:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:37:40","slug":"signs-of-a-speech-language-disorder-in-children-and-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/signs-of-a-speech-language-disorder-in-children-and-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of a Speech-Language Disorder in Children and Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Suspect a Speech or Language Disorder? Here\u2019s What You Need to Know:<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n


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Signs of a Speech-Language Disorder in Children:<\/h4>\n

\u2022\u00a0Does not smile or interact with others (birth and older)
\n\u2022\u00a0Does not babble (4-7 months)
\n\u2022\u00a0Makes only a few sounds or gestures, like pointing (7-12 months)
\n\u2022\u00a0Does not understand what others say (7 months-2 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Says only a few words (12-18 months)
\n\u2022\u00a0Does not easily understand words (18 months-2 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Does not put words together to make sentences (1.5-3 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Has trouble playing and talking with other children (2-3 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Has difficulty following directions (2-3 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Has trouble with early reading and writing skills (2.5-3 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Says p, b, m, h, and w incorrectly in words (1-2 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Says k, g, f, t, d, and n incorrectly in words (2-3 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Produces speech that is unclear, even to familiar people (2-3 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Struggles to say sounds or words (2.5-3 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Repeats first sounds of words\u2014\u201db-b-b-ball\u201d for \u201cball\u201d (2.5-3 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Pauses a lot while talking (2.5-3 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Stretches sounds out\u2014\u201df-f-f-f-farm\u201d for \u201cfarm\u201d (2.5-3 years)
\n\u2022\u00a0Uses a hoarse or breathy voice
\n\u2022\u00a0Uses a nasal-sounding voice<\/p>\n

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Signs of a Speech-Language Disorder in Adults:<\/h4>\n

\u2022\u00a0Struggles to say sounds or words
\n\u2022\u00a0Repeats words or parts of words
\n\u2022\u00a0Speaks in short, fragmented phrases
\n\u2022\u00a0Says words in the wrong order
\n\u2022\u00a0Struggles with using words and understanding others
\n\u2022\u00a0Has difficulty imitating speech sounds
\n\u2022\u00a0Makes inconsistent errors
\n\u2022\u00a0Has a slow rate of speech
\n\u2022\u00a0Has slurred speech
\n\u2022\u00a0Has difficulty making his\/herself understood
\n\u2022\u00a0Has a slow or rapid rate of speech, often with a mumbling quality
\n\u2022\u00a0Has difficulty communicating wants, needs and ideas<\/p>\n

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  Suspect a Speech or Language Disorder? Here\u2019s What You Need to Know: Signs of a Speech-Language Disorder in Children: \u2022\u00a0Does not smile or interact with others (birth and older) \u2022\u00a0Does not babble (4-7 months) \u2022\u00a0Makes only a few sounds or gestures, like pointing (7-12 months) \u2022\u00a0Does not understand what others say (7 months-2 years)…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3515"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3854,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3515\/revisions\/3854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}