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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
can a trauma affect a childs speach
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
can a trauma affect a childs speach
by irishlass, May 30, 2002 12:00AM
I have a four year old son, who is having problems with his speach. He's getting extra done at school too help with this, and at home, but i've noticed from a certain thing that happened last year, were he saw a member of the family shot, that his speach as gotten worse, could this off affect it too?
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., May 30, 2002 12:00AM
, May 30, 2002 12:00AM
It's possible that traumatic events can result in changes in behavior of various sorts, though the episode is not likely to have been chiefly responsible for speech/language problems in your son. The most likely way in which an impact can occur is if a child regresses or becomes somewhat 'stuck' in development or in the achievement of developmental tasks as part of a response to trauma.
