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When to Seek Help
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Not smiling or playing with others
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Not babbling
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Making only a few sounds
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Not using gestures (waving, pointing)
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Saying only a few words
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Not putting words together
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Saying fewer than 50 words by 2 year old
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Having trouble playing and taking turns
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Having problems with reading and writing
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Repeating the first sounds in words
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Speaking in short, fragmented phrases
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Difficulty imitating speech sounds
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Using a slow rate of speech
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Slurred speech
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Speech Sounds
Your child should be producing the following speech sounds by each age:
McLeod, S. & Crowe, K. (2018). Children’s consonant acquisition in 27 languages: A cross-linguistic review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. doi:10.1044/2018_AJSLP-17-0100.
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Irritability during meal time
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Refusing to eat
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Drooling
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Taking a long time to eat
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Refusal to accept a variety of textures of food
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Food or drink spilling out of mouth while eating
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Coughing or gaging during meal times
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Difficulty breathing with eating and drinking.
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Pain or discomfort swallowing
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Reduced speech clarity
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Reduced vocal quality, pitch or range
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Reduced confidence in self expression or verbal ability
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Difficulty or taking increased time to process information (i.e. conversation, recipes, directions, etc)
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Forgetting common words when speaking “The word is on the tip of my tongue…”
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Increased level of forgetfulness
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Mixing up words when speaking. I.e. saying “cup” instead of “shoe”
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Frequent coughing on food or liquids
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Prolonged chewing
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Pain during swallow
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Drooling
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Recurring pneumonia or chest infections
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Asking the same questions repeatedly
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Misplacing items in inappropriate places i.e. putting the TV remote in the refrigerator
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Getting lost while walking or driving in a familiar area
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