DS2 has unclear speech and doesn't form some of his words properly. He understands language, has an appropriate vocab for his age and can hear when you whisper (if he wants to ). I would say that I don't understand 25%+ of what he says first time around and his teachers have commented on his speech too (started YR in Sept).
Note - his school is private so I don't think I can get a SLT referral through them.
DS2 had chronic tonsillitis from a few months old until 2.10 when he had his tonsils and adenoids out. Prior to having his tonsils removed he was missing off the beginning of words but this has improved. However, I think he may have missed some speech development through his ears being blocked, having a sore throat etc. DS2 is also bilingual and is unclear in both languages.
I have an appointment with the GP to get his ears checked for glue ear and to request a hearing test. I assume my GP can refer to the SLT as well. Does this sound like the right approach? Is there anything else I should be doing?
I am in London and I hear SLT waiting times are long does anyone have any experience of that (I would be prepared to pay for a private SLT if necessary).
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4 yr old with unclear speech - advice on getting help
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ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 18/10/2011 15:38
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