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Speech problem.

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dogsmother Sun 08-Sept-19 21:05:15

Depends on your age too.....no disrespect meant but as we age our hearing dulls......

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MissAdventure Sun 08-Sept-19 19:46:00

I know a couple of families with children who I considered couldn't 'speak properly' but neither had therapy, and both did move forward in leaps and bounds once they started school.

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Calendargirl Sun 08-Sept-19 19:42:06

My nephew was like this, only his mum understood what he said. When he started school, soon was sent for speech therapy. This was 40 odd years ago, don’t know if ST is so available nowadays.

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M0nica Sun 08-Sept-19 19:38:24

I see no problem to worry unduly. If there really is a problem it will be picked up when he starts school

In fact if he is 4, he presumably starts school this term, if there is a minor problem, he will soon improve if other children cannot understand what he is saying.

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kircubbin2000 Sun 08-Sept-19 19:01:27

We don't see a lot of gs age 4 as they dont live nearby. Last visit we all noticed that though he sings and chats to himself all day,we cant make out what he is saying.When I mentioned it to D she bit my head off and said everyone else understood him. When I asked him to repeat something Dad immediately called out he said..........xxx so that child didn't need to answer.
Surely nursery or health visitor should have picked up on this?

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