My little boy has just turned three and is very difficult to understand. He had glue ear which has now cleared but it has been one of the main causes of his speech problems He has plenty to say but his speech is very poorly pronounced making him very hard to understand. Of course this is causing him to get extremely frustrated and cross. He tries to interact with other children but they soon give up on him as they can't understand him. He reverts to playing dinosaurs or lions and roaring at them at the hope he can communicate in this way. We have had his hearing checked. We have contacted the site i can and taken onboard their advise and ideas . we have been though the NHS and SALT and have appointments to check progress but there isn't a lot! They have offered us in 6 months time a small set of group sessions but nothing now. We have in desperation paid for a speech and language therapist privately and after 6 sessions and little progress have been told to wait a while. My son does have quite selective concentration!!! It is quite poor so both the NHS and private therapist have told me there is nothing they can really do until his concentration improves...I worry though that that could be a long time and therefore am looking for advise where to go next?! I have an appointment with a paediatrian in a week to check there is nothing underlying that is causing the delay. Any advise please? Thanks x
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speech delay in 3 year old...where next?
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jellybean321 · 18/02/2016 15:06
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