Speech Disorders

My grandson is 6 and has been in speech therapy since he was 3. He is so much better and life is so much easier for him now..We did flash cards, games, reading, talking...he is in kindergarten this year and has improved so much..I am very proud of my daughter and son in law who have put in so much extra time with him and got him into therapy at their own cost early in his life. He is so bright and has so much to say..but before he would never speak to others as he was embarrassed about their inablity to understand and his inability to clarify..His reading skills have really shot up this year...Having a good therapist really was the key...Good luck to you and yours...Bless all the little ones..life is tough enough without having issues like speech difficulties...

A friend of my mother has a son that has a terrible speech problem. He is about 10 years old. He is home schooled. She refuses to get help for his speech. When my mother told me this tidbit of information I was appalled. How can this parent not want her child to be able to communicate better is beyond me. Therapists are trained to help children with speech problems. Parents can assist this process.

i don't have a child yet... but my husband also has a speech disorder when he was still a kid... he only starts talking when he is 5 years old after so much effort from his parents... yes, it is hard for his parents but they make it... my husband also has ADHD and the doctor wants him to be put in a special school... but his parents refused and still put him in a normal school... even though he is struggling, but he finally made it and he even able to complete his bachelor degree which is a very very good achievement for a person with his condition... he still has trouble to express himself and communicate with people until now... but he is improving slowly...

when i was in elementry school...i think 2nd or 3rd grade more specificly, i got out of class every day to have a little speech therapy (luckily it was during the math portion of class). mine was very small, but still had some problems. i remember that i had a really hard time saying the letter "R" i had a problem where i would so badly roll the letter that they didn't really understand what i said. (although in HS i was encouraged to roll my R's during spanish class...how ironic) through out that whole time i had a lot of other testings and they actually realized that i has dyslexia. it was only a mild case which explained why i would have such a hard time with my school work. they realized i didn't understand anything. they also figured out that i also had a different way of learning. i couldn't learn from a book, i had to be shown it, taught it a certian way. this information helpped a lot, especially when entering High School. i know the school counslers had me do a whole lot of exersises in and out of school. my mom would probably remember them a whole lot more. but to have someone there helping your child this early is better for them. once they understand how they work themselves, they can over come it.

Yes, I had issues of some sort with each of my children. The first one, Autistic, didn't speak much until he was 5. That was with the help of and IEP as well. He is now in second grade, speach is very good, but still working on "finding" the words. The second one, my daughter, she was always babbling, never hasn't speakinf by the age of 3. We had her hearing checked and found out the their was fluid in her ears, never had an ear infection! We have tubes put in and adenoids removed. She is doing much better now at the age of 4 but sometime she is difficult to understand. My youngest son starting babbling, talking then quit! Everything was whining and crying. Also never had a ear infection, fluid and tubes again before he was 2. He now goes to speach therapy 1-2 days a week and is starting to pick up again. He may also have some Autistic tendencies, but not having him tested yet. He may just be a little behind and copying his brother. The IEP was been wonderful! And yes the best thing you can do is something verbal such as playing wiht their toys and talking about EVERYTHING that you do, even while doing house work, reading books, etc. It must be something the child is interested in though, otherwise they will not pick up anything from you! CC

Growing up I had a speech disorder; I could not pronouce things clearly at all, it was kinda all slurred. They say I had a lazy tounge, looking back I think it was more. I went to the school speech therapist and she put me down all of the time saying I was faking it to get attention or that I was not listening. No, I just could not hear. I had so many ear infections growing up that it had affected my hearing, though they said I had perfect hearing. yea right, that why I could never here the teahcer or any one unless they were on top of me. My mom finaly took me out and sent me to another one who was helpfull. come to find out not only did I have a hearing problem, underneigth my tounge (forgot what you call it) was too tight, I also was having small seizures that were affecting my speach randomly. I could not even swallow very well for about a 6 month period of time, and lost a lot of weight (still have all the problems), but I finaly figured out how to deal with it the best way I could. Most people can't even tell I have the problems, I have become so good at hiding it and adapting. Then I had my little sister I kinda raised and she had more issues than I. She had major health problems and had the simalar issues as your child. They had to cut her tounge (by my begging, pushing and berating) and it helped quite a bit. She is 8 years old and has a horrible time reading, but when ever I am around she always gets in my lap and wants to learn "Serenas way" I just love the way she says that. And I know why she says it; it's fun and I encourage her, not put her down or expect her to move mountains, just build sand castles. She talks very well, uses big words for someone her age (it's one of the game we play) and undertands them very well. Her motor skills have increased so much that the doctor says she is now above normal (she is even in ballet now YEA), but her reading skill are behind. It just take a lot of love and patients. .

Just carry on in the best way that you can if you are offered any help in any way grab it quickly and make sure you use it as much as you can. If possible ask for more, play helpless if need be! My older son, Bong has Autism and ADHD and has a speech delay, but once he had enough words, just after he was 6 the speech therapist dismissed him. We have just learned to be patient and the kids at school mostly leave him alone, he tends to be friends with the ones who have problems or the girls. It is not ideal but he copes with hardly any support from the school. Emotional Behavioural Support for half an hour a fortnight really doesn't cover it but hey-ho we'll get there.

Speach disorders is really a problem, both for childeren and profesionals. THere are lot of ways by which we can iradicate it. One of them is by sending then to learn a internal martial art or martial arts such as kung fu etc.. Or let him study music system like Indian scientific music systems. These helps the child to invoke his internal abilities. it iraadicated the cause of it. So the defect i erased from the root itself... Thank u

That sounds great . My best friend's son has a few speech problems. She is home schooling him but I think he needs to go have some speech thearapy also.

my friend has the problem of stuttering, we took him to a councellor who recommended the speech therapist. after three months his stuttering improved and now after two years he hardly stutters, therapy is important, but what is more importanat is love, affection , support , encouragement from family as well as friends. its important not to mock him, but make him forget his problem and correct his mistakes witha gentle tone.......

I rather suggest not to 'baby-talk' them, it's one of the reason why young-adult hardly speak normally.

lol...I had such a problem when I was young,but as I grew older,I find myself way to articulate than most people

Give honey with cardmom seeds regularly,and keep encouraging

I know things like this are difficult but I can testify to being a child with speech disorders myself. I used to have terrible pronounciation and a hesitation in reading (delay if you want to call it that). I too worked with a professional speech therapist and am absolutely fine now. You would never know that I ever had something wrong. Speech therapists are greatly unrecognized in today's society but they changed my life and judging by your story, they're already changing your child's. I wish you the very best!

I haven't with my kids personally. I do remember my sisters being in speech classes threw school. They were also in a special preschool that helped them develope in a number of areas. They are identical twins & were behind in certain areas. I think searching out a speech therapist & possibly a special class or school is a good start. The teachers & such can usually give you tools to help your child advance.