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Subject: Re: 3 yrold not really talking Hello, Thank you for creating this forum. My daughter just turned 3 in Dec and though she verbalizes one can't make out what she is saying. She has made strides, but still seems behind other 3 year olds. She can, when she feels like, follow directions and she can ask for milk which sounds like duck. She speaks but it is in her language. We finally told her doctor about this and he explain percentiles and some kids fall below or above and that by 5 they catch up. He tested her in the office with the Denver 1 1. She didn't do very well and since she wouldn'd follow directions the hand held ear test didn't far well. So we are going to get her hearing checked in 2 weeks time. It doesn't seem to me that it is a problem with her hearing. Unless she can't understand certain sounds. If you could offer any ideas thoughts or anything. I read to her, we talk to her con- stantly the only thing we can think of is that she has had limited social contact with children her age. Which is somehting we have been working on. Anything would be welcomed. Thank you. Jamie ____ Dear Jamie, You are doing the sensible thing by being concerned. While children to develop at different rates, and while different aspects (e.g., cognitive, social, emotional) of any one child's development needn't proceed at the same rate, your daughter's delay in acquiring speech is a problem. The audiological examination is a good idea. You would be perfectly reasonable to seek, in addition, a Speech/Language Evaluation. This information is provided for general medical education purposes only. Please consult your physician for diagnostic and treatment options pertaining to your specific medical condition. *Keyword: Speech and Language | |
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