{"id":25795,"date":"2022-06-16T19:07:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T23:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/?p=25795"},"modified":"2023-12-19T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T19:50:13","slug":"does-my-child-have-a-speech-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pentadocs.com\/does-my-child-have-a-speech-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"Does My Child Have a Speech Delay?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Speech delays and disorders are common. In fact, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders<\/a>, \u201cNearly 1 in 12 (7.7 percent) U.S. children ages 3-17 has had a disorder related to voice, speech, language, or swallowing in the past 12 months\u201d and \u201c5 percent of U.S. children ages 3-17 have a speech disorder that lasted for a week or longer during the past 12 months.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below we review everything you as a parent need to know about speech delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speech Delay Vs. Language Delay\"With<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Speech refers to the verbal expression of language and includes articulation, or the way we form sounds and words. Meanwhile, language refers to the giving and getting of information; it can be verbal, nonverbal and written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A speech delay means your child uses words and phrases to express ideas but may be difficult to understand, and a language delay means you child might say words but only be able to put a couple of them together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signs of a Speech\/Language Delay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes it\u2019s difficult to tell whether your child has a speech or language delay if they are very young. Below are some signs of a delay to look out for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n