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• Does not babble or attempt to talk by one year of age
• No words produced consistently by 16 months
• Delayed development of vocabulary, concepts and grammar
• Does not talk and uses more gestures than words by 2 years of age
• Speech and language is different from children of the same age

• Limited speech sound repertoire
• Inconsistent sound errors
• Increased frustration during communication attempts
• Speech is difficult for strangers to understand
• Increased need for repetition for response to commands, questions
• Decreased/lack of appropriate playing skills
• Inconsistently says a word accurately, then doesn't use it again
• Hoarse voice quality

• Decreased eye contact
• Decreased interest in social situations by age 18 months
• Delayed response time
• Decreased need to communicate wants and needs to others
• Lack of imitation skills
• Loss of previously mastered skills
• Dysfluent speech
• Consistently 'nasal' speech
• Difficulty understanding others with the hearing device

LD Online

American Speech-Language Hearing Association

Apraxia - Kids

Speech Language Pathologist.org

Speech TX

KidsSpeech.com

Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences

Online Articulation Activities

Online Language Activities

Speech Teach UK

Argumentative Alternative Communication Intervention

Q&A About Articulation Problems