Defining Articulation Disorder
An articulation disorder is the failure to make appropriate speech sounds. It is a motor disorder and can affect people of any age. But they are quite common in children as their articulators are still in the developing phase.
-Articulation disorder can involve one or more of the following speech errors.
-Difficulty in pronouncing certain alphabets.
-Deleting certain sounds at the start or end of words.
-Making sound errors such as substituting w for r, ‘th’ for ‘s’ or ‘f’ sounds.
-Distorting certain sounds.
-The tendency to add an extra sound to a word while pronouncing it such as ‘h’ sounds.
Use errands to help your toddler with his articulation practice. For instance, in the grocery store, ask your toddler to identify things that begin with ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sounds. You can do this when shopping for clothes, toys or during other errands.
10 Signs of a Speech Delay
1. Your child is not using gestures by 12 months (waving goodbye or pointing)
2. By 18 months, your toddler prefers to use gestures over vocalizing their needs
3. They have difficulty understanding simple verbal requests
4. Your toddler is 18 months old and they have difficulty imitating sounds
5. By the time they are 2 years old, they aren’t able to produce words or phrases on their own and they can only imitate actions or speech – they should be saying at least 25 words
6. Your child is 2 years old and can’t follow simple instructions
7. At 2 years old your toddler tends to repeat words over and over or uses only sounds to communicate their needs
8. By age 3, your child isn’t saying at least 200 words
9. You notice that your child has a raspy or nasal sounding voice
10. They are unable to say words that they have learned previously
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-Attention to detail
-Focuses on one thing at a time
-Honest and realistic
-Communicate differently
-Kinesthetic learners
-Great memory
-Extremely Passionate
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