| Subject | Date Asked |
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| tracheostomies and speech | 11/22/2009 |
Q: I have a very good friend whose daughter (3 months old) finally had a tracheostomy done for an ...
A: I am glad to read of your friend's daughter's successful outcome from her tracheostomy and can only ...
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| 2 year old speech | 11/20/2009 |
Q: My grandson is 2 years and 4 months. You can barely understand him when he speaks. It is very high ...
A: Without meeting your grandson I'm afraid I can't answer your question, but I would recommend that he ...
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| 22 month old only saying part of words | 11/16/2009 |
Q: My son is 22 months old and I notice that he says the first syllable of many words, but will not say ...
A: It's natural for toddlers to simplify words, as they are still developing both the oralmotor ...
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| child behavior | 11/13/2009 |
Q: I have a 5 year old daughter and for the past 3 months now she has gotten worse in her attitude, it ...
A: I'm sorry that I can't answer your question specifically, as I am a speech/language pathologist and ...
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| two languages | 11/11/2009 |
Q: My son is 18 months old but he can't say any clear word. Not even mama , only dad. My husband is ...
A: I'm sure there are many parents who are raising their children in a bilingual home who will have the ...
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| My 12-month old | 11/6/2009 |
Q: I cannot get my baby girl to drink anymore. She was breast-fed until she was 8 months, then I weaned ...
A: I am not a specialist in infant feeding, however I do know that many babies have difficulty ...
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| My baby is eating well | 11/5/2009 |
Q: I have an 12 months old baby who is not eating well, he only eats purity but can eat up to 125ml at ...
A: I'm afraid that I'm not a dietitian or a physician, so I'm not really in a position to advise you ...
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| pronoun confusion in my 3.5 year old: his/her | 10/29/2009 |
Q: My 3.5 year old son has good language skills generally. He uses long sentences (6-8 words or more) ...
A: Male/female pronouns are commonly acquired in chidlren between the ages of 3 and 4 years, and ...
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| 14 months and not sitting | 10/29/2009 |
Q: Im greatly concerned about my friends son. he is 14 months old and does not sit up by himself, he ...
A: It does sound like your friend's son may have developmental delays, and he should definitely be ...
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| My one year old dont chew | 10/28/2009 |
Q: My 13 month seems no interest in chew solid food,he is still like stage 2 puree food.he only have 6 ...
A: I wonder why your 13 month old isn't interested in chewing. Have you given him small cheerios or ...
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| 5 year old scored 80th percentile, does she need speech therapy | 10/27/2009 |
Q: My daughter is the youngest of 3 and has been going to preschool and is now in Kindergarten. None ...
A: I'm glad to hear that you took Terri for an evaluation, though dismayed to learn that speech therapy ...
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| 3 year-old son's pronoun use | 10/22/2009 |
Q: My son Seth just turned 3 and developed speech slowly and differently from other children. Up until ...
A: That's helpful to me in being able to address your concerns. Use of first name rather than "I" ...
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| Not following the direction of sound | 10/21/2009 |
Q: I have 3 1/2 month old daughter.We have been noticing for past few days she is not following the ...
A: It sounds like your daughter is doing just fine with both her hearing and her speech sound ...
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| Thinking about Pediactrics | 10/20/2009 |
Q: I'm currently a Junior in High School. I'm still in the process of deciding what I want to be when I ...
A: Unfortunately, I'm a pediatric speech/language pathologist, not a physician, so your question to me ...
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| 7 month old and babbling | 10/19/2009 |
Q: My question is about my 7 month old daughter. She has just begun to babble about a week ago, and ...
A: Your daughter's babbling is absolutely typical, and in fact shows her precociousness in sound ...
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| vocabulary and childs understanding of language | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I have 5 children, 3 of which are school aged. They were early to speak and advanced in their ...
A: It's definitely difficult for a parent of linguistically precocious children to have a barometer for ...
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| speech/language strategies | 10/10/2009 |
Q: I am a speech pathologist who works with 2 year old autistic children. Can you suggest a manual or ...
A: I'm sorry to say that I've never used any programs or manuals myself with that population, but you ...
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| 2 year old speech | 10/6/2009 |
Q: My son is now 28 months old (an invitro baby we waited to have for 6 years) and seems to not be ...
A: I'm really glad to hear that he is understanding and responding to commands that you make --even if ...
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| drolling | 10/3/2009 |
Q: My 1yr. old niece constantly drolls, she does not suck her thumb, her mouth is always open with her ...
A: Some children with enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids will keep their mouths open in order to breathe ...
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| language disfluency | 9/26/2009 |
Q: My grand son recently had a check-up with his pediatrician; he will be three tomorrow. He has a 16yr ...
A: Shirley, for including comprehensive information in your description of your grandson. He sounds to ...
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| fussy eater- | 9/26/2009 |
Q: my baby is 16 months old..he is fussy eater from day 1 he was born. i used feed him with bottle ...
A: I'm concerned to read about your baby's history of eating problems, and to hear that he is suddenly ...
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| baby's development | 9/20/2009 |
Q: I have a 7 month old baby girl, she has erb's palsy and serve reflex. I been feeding her a special ...
A: I'm so glad you've mentioned your daughter's tongue tie (the common label for short frenum) as this ...
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| baby's development | 9/20/2009 |
Q: I have a 7 month old baby girl, she has erb's palsy and serve reflex. I been feeding her a special ...
A: I am sorry to read of the challenges your baby has, and of your concerns for your baby's growth and ...
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| 2 year old speech | 9/18/2009 |
Q: I have a son turning to 2 next month. I'm a little concerned about the way he pronounces some of ...
A: I'm glad to hear that your almost 2-year old son is putting together lengthy utterances, answering ...
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| my 3yrs+4 month speech delay | 9/17/2009 |
Q: Sharon how do you do, We are fine thanks to God. I am Frehiwot from Ethiopia, It is my second time ...
A: I'm glad to hear that Dagmawit has shown some growth in her language skills, though I am concerned ...
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| Baby not drinking | 9/17/2009 |
Q: Our 11 week old baby girl is not drinking much lately and it's always a hassle. We spend 45mins to ...
A: It is disconcerting to hear that your baby is not drinking as much as you feel she needs to drink, ...
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| My son's speech delay | 9/16/2009 |
Q: He only says maybe 4 words and hardly ever speaks. He will just point and grunt if he needs ...
A: I'm glad to read about your son's understanding things that are said to him! That is great! And I'm ...
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| Speech in 2 year old | 9/15/2009 |
Q: My 26 month old son has been a little delayed in his speech thus far but we had tubes put in his ...
A: It sounds like your son is right on target! I wouldn't at all expect a 26 month old to be ...
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| My son's speech delay | 9/14/2009 |
Q: He only says maybe 4 words and hardly ever speaks. He will just point and grunt if he needs ...
A: I can't really answer your question about the relationship between your son's speech and language ...
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| Speech delay | 9/11/2009 |
Q: My son is 2 years and 2 months and is getting very frustrated with his speech delay -- as am I. He ...
A: Your 2 year 2 month old son is doing something that many toddlers do, which is to simplify his ...
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| 2 1/2 year old language delay | 9/4/2009 |
Q: My son is 2 years 4 months old. He has a bunch of words, Kitty, Ruff Ruff for dog, Fish, Bubble, ...
A: Your 2 year 4 month old son sounds to be on track! He is able to produce a variety of speech sounds, ...
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| pronoun reversal | 9/3/2009 |
Q: I have a question about my 27 month old daughter. She has an extensive vocabulary but does use ...
A: From what you've written about your 27 month old daughter, who has an extensive vocabulary and ...
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| Weaning off feeding tube | 9/3/2009 |
Q: Do you advise on weaning off of feeding tubes for infants? My niece is about 9 months old. She ...
A: I am so sorry to read of all of the difficulties your niece has had and is continuing to experience! ...
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| Speech regression????? | 9/3/2009 |
Q: Lopez, I contacted you a few weeks ago regarding my 26 month old daughter who was drooling to find ...
A: My best guess is that your daughter ..at this stage..is showing 'normal dysfluency' though honestly ...
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| Speech regression????? | 8/29/2009 |
Q: Lopez, I contacted you a few weeks ago regarding my 26 month old daughter who was drooling to find ...
A: There's really no need to become alarmed by a sudden, minor change in your daughter's speech or ...
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| Speech delay | 8/27/2009 |
Q: A little back ground he has had chronic ear infections since he was six months old (he has a double ...
A: I'm sorry to read of the challenges your son continues to have, and after all of the procedures he's ...
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| no nooing | 8/24/2009 |
Q: Sharon, I have a six month old son who has yet to start cooing. He makes occasional noises and some ...
A: You've asked a wonderful question! There are infants who are generally quiet, and that your son ...
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| 16 months speech delay | 8/23/2009 |
Q: I have a 16 month old son, that was born at 36 weeks. He had tubes put in at 11 months due to fluid ...
A: You've asked a great question! I'm glad to hear that your 16 month old son is saying at least a ...
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| My child is not eating anything | 8/20/2009 |
Q: MY child is three years old, but he doesn't like anything to eat except Noodles, only yellow Sweets. ...
A: I am sorry to hear of how limited your son's diet is and of your concerns for his appetite. Have you ...
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| my 19 month old son is not talking | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I am writing about my son who is 19 months old. He only has one word which is "ba" for ball. He had ...
A: From what you write, it sounds like your son's expressive speech and language skills are delayed in ...
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| toddler speech | 8/6/2009 |
Q: The question is regarding my 16 month old son. We are currently in Israel for 2 years, I and my ...
A: Key to stimulating the speech and language skills of toddlers is modeling and repetition. So when ...
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| Speech delays and eczema | 8/4/2009 |
Q: This isn't a question so much as a comment. Though there isn't any documentation about a correlation ...
A: Your note is really interesting to read and I appreciate your posting this comment! I myself have ...
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| My 3 year old son | 8/4/2009 |
Q: My 3 year old son just started attending an Early Education Center with my 2 year old daughter. He ...
A: There are many children I've seen who've had delayed speech skills and high activity levels, and ...
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| 2 yr old trouble answering questions | 8/4/2009 |
Q: My son turned 2 last week. He has a great vocabulary and puts together small phrases. he follows ...
A: I'm happy to hear that your two year old is saying so many things and it sounds like he's precocious ...
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| nonv erbal autistic child | 8/1/2009 |
Q: I have heard that some autistic children do start to speak. Once a week speech therapy may not be ...
A: I'm so sorry to read of the difficulty your granddaughter is having learning to speak! You are ...
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| 26 month old - excessive drooling for 7 months | 8/1/2009 |
Q: Lopez, I apologize in advance for the detail in my description/questions. But I want to make sure ...
A: I think that your question should go on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' as honestly, teaching a ...
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| Speech delays | 7/30/2009 |
Q: My son is currently 22 months old. Only recently has he ever said simple words like no, daddy or ...
A: ..I'm glad to hear that he understands well both in English and French, and I'm glad too that you're ...
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| 26 month old - excessive drooling for 7 months | 7/28/2009 |
Q: Lopez, I apologize in advance for the detail in my description/questions. But I want to make sure ...
A: I appreciate all the detail you've provided about your daughter, and am glad you've followed through ...
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| Confuse Baby | 7/23/2009 |
Q: Just wanted to ask i have a grandchild 8 mos old who my son has 50/50 custody.. Do babies get ...
A: I'm sorry to say that I don't feel qualified to answer your question about your 8 month old ...
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| you may have misread what i wrote | 7/21/2009 |
Q: unfortunately you must have misread my last email. this is what i wrote... what he can not do is ...
A: I apologize for my error. As your son can produce 'z' at the beginning of words, perhaps you can ...
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| oops, i fibbed | 7/17/2009 |
Q: i am acutely aware that i promised you that i would not be knocking on your doorstep any more. ...
A: I'm glad to hear that your son's able to produce the 'z' and 's' sounds after he produces the ...
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| Speech assessment | 7/15/2009 |
Q: Well, here I am contacting you yet again. My son had an assessment done by and SLP. He is three ...
A: Your son's speech/language assessment results do reveal a very large gap between his receptive and ...
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| Gap between motor and verbal skills | 7/11/2009 |
Q: Greetings! I was reviewing previous posted answers and I realise that many of these questions ...
A: You've provided me with a comprehensive picture of your daughter's development, and that is helpful ...
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| My 3yr old | 7/9/2009 |
Q: My 3yr old is just learning his age and talking better he walks around all day smiling very rarely ...
A: I agree with you that it's sometimes hard to know whether concerns we may have about our children ...
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| oops, i fibbed | 7/9/2009 |
Q: i am acutely aware that i promised you that i would not be knocking on your doorstep any more. ...
A: There are several processes that impact speech and language development - oral sensorimotor ...
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| 12 month old not waving, clapping, pointing | 7/7/2009 |
Q: My I'm old baby boy doesn't wave, clap or point. He is nearly walking, kisses & hugs, laughs out ...
A: Absolutely you should enjoy your son and his adorable smiles and happiness! I am glad to read that ...
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| oops, i fibbed | 7/7/2009 |
Q: i am acutely aware that i promised you that i would not be knocking on your doorstep any more. ...
A: You might try having your son say the first syllable, and hold the word final 's' at the end...so ...
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| articulation | 7/6/2009 |
Q: how fortuitous for me that you are available to answer my query...i have a very bright and ...
A: and for including some examples of your son's speech errors. As mentioned in the last note, I use ...
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| 34 month old still not communicating well | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I have a 34 month old son that has shown consistent delays and after a full evaluation with our ...
A: I am sorry to hear of the medical and developmental challenges your son has had and, both as a ...
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| articulation | 6/22/2009 |
Q: how fortuitous for me that you are available to answer my query...i have a very bright and ...
A: Your concern that going to speech therapy could make an unself-conscious child become self-conscious ...
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| 18mth old language delayed??? | 6/20/2009 |
Q: My son has just turned 18mths old and the concern was raised on his language development at his ...
A: I'm happy to answer your questions about your 18-month son's communication skills, and I appreciate ...
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| articulation | 6/20/2009 |
Q: how fortuitous for me that you are available to answer my query...i have a very bright and ...
A: When you write that your son's not understood all of the time, I don't feel concerned, as we don't ...
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| Language and speech in child diagnosed with autism | 6/10/2009 |
Q: I have e-mailed you once before and you kindly said I could e-mail you again.I hope you can retrieve ...
A: I'm sorry -- I don't remember your son's age, but the CELF-Preschool is generally used with young ...
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| Words | 6/9/2009 |
Q: My two year old son is only saying a few words and most are not articulated very well. On the other ...
A: It sounds like your son may have an expressive language delay. I'm glad to read that he's ...
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| Speech Eval | 6/6/2009 |
Q: I just got the results of my daughters speech eval in the mail today and am wondering if someone can ...
A: I'm glad you've asked these questions about your daughter's speech evaluation results, as test ...
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| Delay in Development | 6/5/2009 |
Q: My son is 19 months old and was born (thr induction) exactly on the expected delivery date. He has ...
A: I have a pretty good picture of your son from all that you have written, which is helpful to me when ...
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| pronoun confusion | 6/3/2009 |
Q: our 3 year old uses me in place of I consistently - ex. Me am coming. Me go to bed later. Should ...
A: I'm glad you've asked this question about childhood pronoun use! Your 3-year old son is, in fact, ...
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| speech | 5/23/2009 |
Q: my 2 1/2 year old son has no words yet makes lots of sounds but no distinctive words he was born 8 ...
A: That your 2 1/2 year old son -- who was born 8 weeks prematurely -- is not yet producing distinctive ...
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| Daughter stopped saying momma | 5/18/2009 |
Q: My daughter is almost 16 months old and for the last 2-3 weeks she has stopped saying momma ...
A: I'm glad to read that your 16-month old daughter is saying several words, and as long as she is ...
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| 19 month old daughters speech development | 5/18/2009 |
Q: Im 23yrs of age, my daughter is 19 months old & she is my only child. My husband & I have a few ...
A: feeding skills, and interests. I have to preface what I write by saying that without seeing and ...
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| 2 Year old Doesnt Speak or Eat | 5/15/2009 |
Q: My 2 year old son does not speak or even babel he also doesn't eat any real food or baby foods the ...
A: I'm sorry to hear that you're not feeling that your current speech therapist has helped your son. ...
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| My child health | 5/14/2009 |
Q: my 2year and 2month old child does not talk properly.He understands everything and is very active.He ...
A: I am glad to read that your 2 year old is understanding most of what people say. I'll address in ...
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| speech | 5/14/2009 |
Q: my 6yr old boy is only saying 6 words in a sentence hes ben going to speach for 4 yrs and he tries ...
A: I'm sorry to read that your son is having such difficulty learning to speak despite his having four ...
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| 20 months, no words and no self feeding | 5/13/2009 |
Q: Our son Brady is a healthy 20 month old boy that is average in all categories. Ever since the 18 ...
A: I appreciate that you were thorough in your description of Bradley. From what you write, it sounds ...
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| 9 year olds speech | 5/9/2009 |
Q: my daughter is 9 years old. she cannot correctly say any word that has an "r" in it. none of her ...
A: Usually acquired by age 7 years, the 'r' is the latest speech sound to develop in children and ...
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| 14.5 month old speech | 5/8/2009 |
Q: My son is 14.5 months old and he can only say "Mama" and "Dadda". He can occaisionally repeat words ...
A: It sounds like your son is starting to develop his expressive language skills, and just getting ...
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| a two year old child who has a problem speaking | 5/2/2009 |
Q: I have a 16 month old nephew, he's a very health and strong boy, but recently he got us worried ...
A: It is disconcerting when a child who was talking suddenly stops talking, and it's something that ...
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| wigglie 10 year old | 5/1/2009 |
Q: My 10 year old son can not sit down at the dinner table and just eat. He wiggles his legs ...
A: I'm a speech/language pathologist and your question about your son wiggling his legs at the table ...
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| 1 year old that constantly cries | 4/28/2009 |
Q: My friend has a 13 month old little boy that constantly cries and he tugs at his ears. He doesn't ...
A: I'm sorry to say that I can't really answer your question about the child'sear tugging as I'm a ...
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| Speech | 4/26/2009 |
Q: My granddaughter is 2 years old,and barely speaks. Her father says it is because he speaks spanish ...
A: Children who are barely speaking at the age of 2-years are considered to be delayed in expressive ...
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| Speech Development | 4/24/2009 |
Q: My son is currently 15 months 2 weeks old. Starting from 11 months he used to speak 'Mommom', 'dada' ...
A: I'm sorry that I can't answer your questions about injury impacting your son's brain as I am not a ...
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| Daughter 2 and doesn't walk at all. | 4/22/2009 |
Q: She has had problems since she was born. She is only bottom shuffling, she does not weight bear, or ...
A: I'm really sorry that I can't answer your question about hypothyroidism and if that relates to the ...
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| 2 year old not talking | 4/20/2009 |
Q: I am concerned about my two year old son's speech development. He will be three in September. It ...
A: From what you write, it sounds that your son's linguistic skills are developing but that his use of ...
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| Is my son late to speak? | 4/20/2009 |
Q: My son is 22 mths old and I'm concerned with his speech. He says small words and sentences for ...
A: I'll walk through your concerns first, and then respond to your question about whether your son's ...
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| chronic otitis media | 4/17/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could help my family. I have a 42 month old little boy with chronic otitis ...
A: I am not a physician so I can't really say why your son is having so much difficulty with this ...
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| cooing or babbling | 4/16/2009 |
Q: My daughter is almost 7 months old (5 1/2 adjusted as she was born 6 weeks early). We just had an ...
A: I apologize for my delay in answering your question. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find ...
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| Aspiration | 4/14/2009 |
Q: My daughter has been sick and I gave her some Pediatlite and laid her down to go get something. She ...
A: If you have any concerns about your daughter's breathing, please take her to see her pediatrician ...
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| Not turn to the source of the sound | 4/13/2009 |
Q: my son is 4months old and he passed his hearing test at birth. But we have noticed that even though ...
A: I'm glad to hear that your baby is startling to certain sounds, but it's also true that 4 month old ...
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| My 16mo old son cant eat regular food | 4/12/2009 |
Q: Lopez My son is 16 months old. He was born at 36 weeks. He has Hypotonia, torticollis, developmental ...
A: I'm so sorry to read of all of the challenges your son has and of all that you are managing, though ...
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| Speech/language and Autism | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I hope you can help me. My 3 year old child has been diagnosed with Autism by a psychologist. Some ...
A: It sounds like your daughter's diagnosis is as of yet uncertain, and as I'm sure you know, echolalia ...
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| Speech | 4/7/2009 |
Q: My granddaughter is now 7 months old and is not talking. She has had two separate episodes in which ...
A: Typically infants around 6-7 months of age are producing vowel sounds and are even starting to ...
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| autism | 4/6/2009 |
Q: Lopez and thanks for your time. Have you ever heard of a child with autism who wanted to speak so ...
A: Although I haven't heard of a child like Emily who has a diagnosis of autism and puts her mouth in ...
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| Language delay | 4/6/2009 |
Q: my son is 2yrs and 9 months old and has a vocabulary of 25-30 words. His words aren't clear and he ...
A: I'm glad to hear that you've had your son evaluated and that he's receiving speech therapy. Is that ...
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| 4 year old not acknowledging | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I have noticed some different behavior lately with my 4 year old son. There are times when he will ...
A: It's hard for me to answer your question about your son without having more information about his ...
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| apraxia/articulation | 4/6/2009 |
Q: My 6yr old had tubes put in and tonsils and adenoids out when he was 4yr b/c ent dr said he could ...
A: All of that helps me in understanding your son's situation. I'm afraid, though, that I have several ...
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| laryngomalasia | 3/31/2009 |
Q: My son had pneumonia when he was born (38 weeks). He had to be on a breathing tube for 4 days. At 4 ...
A: I'm so sorry to hear of your son's laryngeal problems. As I'm a speech/language pathologist and not ...
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| 6 month old baby not reaching for toys | 3/30/2009 |
Q: I am concerned about the development of my 6 month old baby boy. He is able to roll and sit up and ...
A: From what you write about your son, it really doesn't sound like you have anything to be concerned ...
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| 2 YEAR OLD NOT TALKING | 3/28/2009 |
Q: I have 2 year old daughter that will be 3 in octobwer and she says little things hi like hi momma, ...
A: I am glad to hear that your nearly 2 1/2 year old daughter is putting two-word phrases together and ...
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| 6 and half month not cooing | 3/25/2009 |
Q: My 6 and half month old baby girl is not yet cooing. She is age appropriate otherwise, she smiled at ...
A: There's nothing I've ever heard about speech delay being related to bottle drinking, and there are ...
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| 6 and half month not cooing | 3/25/2009 |
Q: My 6 and half month old baby girl is not yet cooing. She is age appropriate otherwise, she smiled at ...
A: It sounds like your daughter's development in areas other than pre-speech vocalizations are ...
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| 6 and half month not cooing | 3/24/2009 |
Q: My 6 and half month old baby girl is not yet cooing. She is age appropriate otherwise, she smiled at ...
A: Your question is a good one. There is wide variability in child development, and there are ...
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| 3 1/2 year old drools | 3/18/2009 |
Q: My 3 1/2 year old boy had his adenoids and tonsils removed 5 months ago, in the last month he has ...
A: I wonder why your son has suddenly started drooling, and if there are any physiological reasons for ...
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| 3yr. old not saying complete words, if at all | 3/16/2009 |
Q: My 3yr. old nephew does not use whole words. He mumbles, gestures, points, makes no sense (although ...
A: You've asked a great question, and one that is difficult to answer because this is your nephew -- ...
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| excessive drooling | 3/11/2009 |
Q: Lopez, I work with children who have Autism, nonverbal with behavior problems. One of our student ...
A: Drooling can be a problem at any age, and there can be any of multiple factors contributing to the ...
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| speech | 3/10/2009 |
Q: My 5yr old daughter has been recommended by her pre-k teacher to the special ed department at her ...
A: Your daughter was referred to the department of special education so that she could have her speech ...
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| toddlers voice changing | 3/7/2009 |
Q: My 3yr old had a severe gasstrointestinal virus that lasted 36 hours. When he finally came out of it ...
A: I'm sorry to say that I honestly don't know the answer to your question. I've never heard of ...
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| Child with high-pitched voice | 3/4/2009 |
Q: Lopez: Our son, age 8, has a high-pitched voice. His tonsils were removed a little more than 6 ...
A: I am glad you've asked this question about your son, and the fact that his tonsils were removed ...
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| speech in a two year old | 3/2/2009 |
Q: I have a 32 month old daughter that was referred for speech therapy last summer. By the time they ...
A: I'm sorry to hear that it took so long for your county to be able to set up an evaluation of your ...
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| 17month old not speaking | 2/27/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 17 months and she just won't talk she can say dad and juice and please and she ...
A: Absolutely the fact that you are in Kuwait and have a nanny who doesn't speak English well can ...
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| 17month old not speaking | 2/26/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 17 months and she just won't talk she can say dad and juice and please and she ...
A: I'm glad to hear that your daughter babbles and that there are afew words she can say (and I assume ...
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| refuses to say a name | 2/23/2009 |
Q: my husbands niece is 5 years old and she seems pretty normal, no known problems. She calls everyone ...
A: I'm glad to hear that your niece is doing well and doesn't appear to have any difficulties with ...
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| Preschooler can't pronounce the F or V sound | 2/22/2009 |
Q: My son is 3 1/2 years old and is having trouble pronuncing F's and V's. He replaces the F or V sound ...
A: Many preschoolers make speech substitution errors, and the difficulty your son is having pronouncing ...
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| my nine month old is having lots of trouble | 2/21/2009 |
Q: my nine month old son was born with cleft lip an palate. We are waitning to get the palate ...
A: I'm so sorry to hear of all of the issues you and your son are dealing with!! And unfortunately, ...
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| Stuttering.... | 2/20/2009 |
Q: My name is Corey Gary, and i am a freshman at a school in Westchester, New York. I am a ...
A: I appreciate your openness and am not at all offended by your concerns. I also live, and work in ...
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| balence and hearing | 2/19/2009 |
Q: my son is five years old, he wears glasses. recently he has started tripping over nothing and he ...
A: It's worth noting that both balance and hearing share an inner ear mechanism and the difficulty your ...
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| my daughter health | 2/18/2009 |
Q: Sharon Rosen Lopez I am from Ethiopia,in Africa, my second daughter is 2yrs and 9months, i gave ...
A: It sounds like she does have some language understanding and use, and verbal imitation skills, and ...
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| 18mth old no words | 2/18/2009 |
Q: My son is 18mths old, but was born 15wks prem so is behind in size/development. My concern is that ...
A: I'm glad you've given so much information about your son, as that really helps me to get a sense of ...
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| 17 month old not talking | 2/18/2009 |
Q: Adam just turned 17 month today. His mouth is constantly open even though he can breathe through ...
A: I'm glad to hear that Adam's hearing infection cleared, but that continuing fluid in his ear can ...
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| Almost 3 and still not talking. | 2/16/2009 |
Q: My son will turn 3 in march and to this day he only will say the words no,ok and yea. we've exposed ...
A: I'm sorry to read of your son's delays in language development. It sounds as though you have tried ...
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| my daughter health | 2/14/2009 |
Q: Sharon Rosen Lopez I am from Ethiopia,in Africa, my second daughter is 2yrs and 9months, i gave ...
A: I am so sorry to hear of the challenges your daughter is having, and I appreciate that you have been ...
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| To get tubes now or try to wait? | 2/13/2009 |
Q: I have a 5 month old son who has had 4 distinct ear infections, two of which required 2 courses of ...
A: You've posed a difficult question and there's no single 'right' answer. Having another child who's ...
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| Possible Stuttering? | 2/8/2009 |
Q: My three year old son sometimes repeats the first words of his sentences when trying to explain ...
A: Some young children -- around ages 3-4 yrs -- go through a period that is known as 'typical ...
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| Baby's hands and feet are blue | 1/26/2009 |
Q: I have a 9 month old baby, she had bad diarrhea for about 3 days, 9-10 days ago, which had seemed to ...
A: I am not a physician but there is an illness in which a baby's feet, hands, skin and nails can turn ...
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| Problem in speaking | 1/24/2009 |
Q: My son is 5 years old. He is having problem in speaking the following words – R, K. He says L to R ...
A: The speech substitution errors your son makes may take time to change. And speech therapy to ...
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| Speech Clarity | 1/19/2009 |
Q: My 3yr old son doesn't speak clearly yet. He did start talking later than my other children, but ...
A: You've asked a great question about speech intelligibility in young children, and I'm sure that ...
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| hi | 1/19/2009 |
Q: alivian is 15 months old and she really dont talk much she says mommy daddy kitty doggy fishy bally ...
A: It sounds like Alivian is doing just fine with her communication! I'm happy to see that she's ...
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| Speech problem - word "S" | 1/18/2009 |
Q: My niece aged 5 years - generally pronounce/speak out "F" when she tries to speak actually "S". or ...
A: It's hard for me to provide a solution for your niece's speech error without seeing her and ...
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| Speech Development | 1/12/2009 |
Q: My son is 2 1/2 was a late talker. he has just increased his vocabulary to 30-50 words in the past 2 ...
A: I'm so happy to hear that your son's vocabulary has increased so much in just two months time! That ...
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| 3 1/2 year old makes up words | 1/7/2009 |
Q: My daughter seems inteligent and there has been no indication other wise. But it bothers her father ...
A: As long as your daughter knows the proper labels and names for things and people, which it sounds ...
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| conductive hearing loss | 1/2/2009 |
Q: my 10 month old son has hearing loss in his left ear, his rightear is normal. if i don't opt for ...
A: You've asked a great question, and unfortunately I don't have a definitive answer for you. The ...
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| voice change in toddler | 12/31/2008 |
Q: my 3yr old grandson had ear tubes removed,tonsils,adenoids removed 8months ago following the ...
A: Although change in the sound of a voice can result from removal of tonsils and adenoids, it is not ...
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| daughter coughing | 12/18/2008 |
Q: wondering if its normal when a 5 year old pees when she coughs i know older women have that problem ...
A: I am a speech/language pathologist and although your question is in the area of pediatrics -- an ...
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| 18 month old pronouncing words | 12/15/2008 |
Q: I have an almost 18 month old son who is quite vocal and social. He has been babbling since he was ...
A: Baby talk is a fun stage, and your son's word-final consonant deletions are an example of a ...
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| Grunting | 12/13/2008 |
Q: My one month grandson grunts a lot lately is this normal or is something wrong?
A: The vocal development of infants refelcts their developing maturation and coordination of ...
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| Language Development | 12/10/2008 |
Q: My son is just shy of 13 months and is not talking. He can babble in consonants and can say Dada but ...
A: My gut feeling is that you should follow through with your pediatrician's recommendations. Although ...
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| Test for Language Disorder | 12/10/2008 |
Q: I'm having trouble getting my son's language problems diagnosed. He is 5 1/2 and extremely bright, ...
A: It sounds like your son's language skills are inconsistent -- as he has some very high level skills, ...
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| eating habbits | 12/9/2008 |
Q: I have a daughter thats almost three and I'm attempting to follow the advice of your most recent ...
A: I wouldn't want you to withhold food from your daughter if she doesn't eat her meals at meal time. ...
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| speech delay | 12/9/2008 |
Q: my 3 year old son often shuts his eys{say abt 4-5 seconds}.after that he is back to normal...this ...
A: That is helpufl to me in making recommendations for you. From the diverse behaviors you describe, it ...
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| Sudden high pitched scream in infant | 12/2/2008 |
Q: My grandson is in a situation where his father takes him part of the time and over the recent ...
A: Although I wish I had an answer to your question, I really don't. I can't tell you that your ...
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| yellow | 12/1/2008 |
Q: Is it normal for a child to say "yellow" perfectly at two years, but pronounce it "lellow" at three?
A: Your child's saying yellow at the age of two is actually precocious, but great. And the fact that ...
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| speech 20 month old twins | 11/24/2008 |
Q: I have twin boys who are 20 months old. They were born at 28 weeks gestation. They see their ...
A: I am glad that you are already doing many of these 'language friendly' activities, and am also happy ...
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| speech 20 month old twins | 11/24/2008 |
Q: I have twin boys who are 20 months old. They were born at 28 weeks gestation. They see their ...
A: From your description, it does sound like the boys are showing some delays in language development ...
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| Speech delay and ear tube | 11/20/2008 |
Q: I have two children, both have speech delays. The older boy is very shy. The younger girl is very ...
A: A few things about your daughter's history are striking. FIrst, it sounds like your daughter has ...
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| Speech delay and ear tube | 11/19/2008 |
Q: I have two children, both have speech delays. The older boy is very shy. The younger girl is very ...
A: Your question is a difficult one to answer -- especially with the limited information I know about ...
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| four year old stutterer | 11/13/2008 |
Q: My four year old niece, whom I watch during the day, stutters about 50% of the time when she talks. ...
A: It sounds like your niece's stuttering is pretty consistent and I'm assuming that the dysfluency has ...
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| Toddler Eating Habits | 11/13/2008 |
Q: I read your response to a frustrated mother about her toddler not eating. Maybe you have some ...
A: I certainly don't think that you're being an overly concerned first-time mom, as you are asking ...
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| 7 year old step daughter | 11/11/2008 |
Q: My 7 year old step daughter has a speech problem. Her father said she was born with a floppy voice ...
A: I'm glad that you have asked these questions about your step-daughter. I'm not sure what your step ...
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| Speech of 2 year old girl. | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I have a daughter that turned 2 a few days ago. She only has, maybe, 50 words. (bye, nice, night, ...
A: I'm abit confused by your description, as it sounds like your daughter is talking and says some ...
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| 5 yr old pooping issue | 10/30/2008 |
Q: my son poops his pants, wont sit on the toilet and go. wipes is feces on the wall on his carpet on ...
A: I hear your frustration and worry over your son's behavior, and certainly the behavior you've ...
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| pediatric speech | 10/29/2008 |
Q: I have five children. My youngest is now 23 months old and he doesn't really talk much. When I ...
A: Your note expresses well the dilemma of many parents of children who are late to talk, and that is ...
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