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Speech and Language Problems in Children

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Summary

Children vary in their development of speech and language skills. Health care professionals have lists of milestones for what's normal. These milestones help figure out whether a child is on track or if he or she may need extra help. For example, a child usually has one or two words like "Hi," "dog," "Dada," or "Mama" by her first birthday.

Sometimes a delay may be caused by hearing loss. Other times it may be due to a speech or language disorder. Children who have speech disorders may have trouble making speech sounds correctly. They may hesitate or stutter when talking. Children with language disorders might have trouble understanding what others say or difficulty sharing their thoughts.

If you have concerns about your child's speech or language development, talk to your child's health care provider.

NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

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Delayed Speech or Language Development (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Speech and Language Delay (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Speech and Language Developmental Milestones (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) Also in Spanish
Speech and Language Impairments (Center for Parent Information and Resources) Also in Spanish

Treatments and Therapies

Speech-Language Therapy (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

Specifics

Developmental Language Disorder (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Language Delays in Toddlers: Information for Parents (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
New to Apraxia? (Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America)
Tongue Tie (Ankyloglossia) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish

Genetics

FOXP2-related speech and language disorder: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
MED13L syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
PACS1 syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
SATB2-associated syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)
Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)

Statistics and Research

Quick Statistics about Voice, Speech, Language (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Language Disorders (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Find an Expert

Directory of Organizations (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Children

Going to a Speech Therapist (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Stuttering and Speech Problems (For Kids) (Nemours Foundation)

Patient Handouts

Language disorders in children (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Phonological disorder (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Selective mutism (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Speech disorders - children (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

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