When does speech and language delay become speech and language disorder?

[VeraCanSignChocolateAndWine]

I'm just wondering if anyone knows when it changes from being classed as a s&k delay and is classed as a s&l disorder?

[Chundle]

I'm unsure my dd has a delay she's just turned 2. They suspect verbal dyspraxia but said too young to dx so just a delay for now. Perhaps post on special needs section x

[ragged]

You'll need a SALT to have a quality answer; my impression is that language disorder is quite systematic or at any rate, consistent in the language mistakes. Whereas a Delay is more about not getting the sounds of speech right, and maybe because sounds are hard to produce words come out in a wrong order, but this problem is not consistent.

I also suspect it's quite difficult to diagnose LDisorder in children under 5yo or so. But am not an expert!

[BlueArmyGirl]

When langugae is delayed it follows typical patterns of development just more slowly, when it is disordered it doesn't. There's a bit more to it but that's a basic distinction.

[lingle]

I think it's what BlueArmyGirl said.

[VeraCanSignChocolateAndWine]

Thankyou for your replies. :)