If you have concerns that your child is not following normal developmental milestones for speech and language you should contact a speech-language pathologist. Refer to chart for typical language developmental milestones.

Do see your health provider and ensure his general health and well-being. Ensure that his hearing is evaluated. Assured that he is in otherwise in reasonable health do see a speech-language pathologist who can provide you with context specific techniques and strategies to get your child’s language on track.

A general rule of thumb is that most children 2 years of age can be understood 50% of the time. If you feel that your child is less intelligible than that, please seek the services of a qualified professional.

Please ensure that your child’s hearing has been tested. This can be done at any audiology centre or you may get a reference from your local GP. Contact a speech-language pathologist who can assist you with evidence-based strategies to facilitate speech and language

If you have concerns that your child is not following normal developmental milestones for speech and language you should contact a speech-language pathologist. Refer to chart for typical language developmental milestones.

It is best to have your child’s hearing and language assessed; by an audiologist and speech-language pathologist respectively.

Yes. It is a good idea to gradually decrease iPad exposure and increase play time with others (children/adults) and book-time. Engaging with your child through a book task or through play provides the child with social, emotional and motor stimulation that is vital to her development. As much as iPads and such devices can be a great way to learn and to teach, it is much a case of too much of a good thing for a developing brain. If this concerns you contact a speech-language pathologist.

Your child may be at risk for developing a stutter/stammer. Please refer to the page on some tips for dealing with a child with dysfluency.

Hissy speech is otherwise known as a lisp and there are different kinds of lisps. A speech-language pathologist will be able to help you by assessing the speech pattern and recommending corrective strategies and techniques.

It may be a good idea to have your child formally assessed using an up-to-date assessment tool that can provide information on the nature of your child’s difficulties. This can then be used to devise a program that is specific to your child. Contact a speech-language pathologist.

Refer to the chart for some tips on dealing with a person with a dysfluency. Contact a speech-language pathologist.

There are many websites on social language skills that you can access. Contact services to source for a social language group near you or contact a speech-language pathologist to advise you on how you can optimize your child’s social skills.

Sometimes with the onset of puberty and the corresponding changes in the larynx and the lowering voice can be a source of stress. Some people can develop and maintain a higher pitched voice long after the pubertal voice changes. It is best to see a speech-language pathologist to assist with finding your normal pitch and voice.

Ensure that your son is using some form of communication; it may be a physical or electronic communication board. If he is verbal give him time and opportunity to use his words to communicate. This helps his brain re-train the neural pathways involved in speech. You may also access speech and language services available nationally such as Speech Pathology Australia or a professional agency in the country you reside in.

An evaluation by a speech-language pathologist can provide you with some answers to what is happening. You will then be provided with a structured program to optimize your communication skills in a group.

Where there is a will ….Of course you can be helped! A speech-language pathologist will be able to assist with assessment and planning a program that suits your abilities and needs. Finding a clinician you are comfortable with is important as this person needs to be there after the treatment period is over for maintenance sessions and for booster sessions in the likelihood of a relapse.

Your mother will need to have a swallowing assessment carried out if she has not had one. The SLP will then provide you with recommendations and an intervention schedule if necessitated. You may contact the medical establishment she is acquainted with to source the right professional.

It is best to have him appropriately assessed by a speech-language pathologist who will then upon assessment, provide you with intervention strategies and an intervention plan. Contact services or SPA.