What word is my speech delayed daughter saying?

[Thedarksideofthemoon30]

My dd4 has a speech delay, she’s trying her hardest to tell me about her friend at school but she keeps saying “Sharon” and when I repeat the name she is getting angry because it’s not right! I can’t think what it could be!

Help me lol it’s driving both of us insane!

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[DaphneHastings]

@Thedarksideofthemoon30 did you solve the mystery?

[CornedBeef451]

My DCs think your daughter is lovely!

We were watching the Falcon and the Winter Soldier series and there's a character we didn't recognise. Immediately both DCs shouted, "It's Sharon Mommy!" and fell about giggling.

You'll need to keep the videos and remind her of this when she's older!

[ThursdayLastWeek]

@Thedarksideofthemoon30

She does have a speech delay, hence why she’s having a speech therapist at school and on zoom. Just because she can say that doesn’t mean she speaks clearly normally.

Sorry, I wasnt doubting you - I just meant that, actually, she had pronounced that name perfectly! I meant it in a tone of celebration, apologies if it did not come across that way.

My own DS is delayed and I fully appreciate the frustration.

[picklemewalnuts]

Just to reassure you, OP. My sons both had significantly delayed speech. The younger one had a fair bit of speech therapy and kept certain problem sounds well into secondary school. He's a clearly spoken young man now, at university, you'd never know!

All that's left are memories of 'docdile nap nap' (crocodile, snap snap), and 'light orange' (his work around for yellow which he pronounced yehyo).

[DIshedUp]

I love it that it turned out to her you were saying it wrong

Its reassuring that it does in fact sound like she's saying seren

[Thedarksideofthemoon30]

She does have a speech delay, hence why she’s having a speech therapist at school and on zoom. Just because she can say that doesn’t mean she speaks clearly normally.

[ThursdayLastWeek]

Yes that’s why I didn’t comment because I could only hear Seren and didn’t think that would be helpful if there were no Serens in the class!

Glad it’s all sorted

My DS is coming in leaps and bounds with his SALT but we still get stuck in not understanding/frustration cycles occasionally.

[LobotomisedIceSkatingFan]

@ThursdayLastWeek

In which case OP, she’s not nearly as speech delayed as I thought - I clearly heard Seren on your voice clip!

Agree. I thought she was saying 'Sarah' in the second clip, but only in the face of the assertion that it definitely wasn't 'Seren': she's actually making the 'n' sound quite clearly. Poor little sausage must've been so frustrated! 😂

[diddl]

@ThursdayLastWeek

In which case OP, she’s not nearly as speech delayed as I thought - I clearly heard Seren on your voice clip!

I think a few did but dismissed it when Op said no it wasn't Seren.

[AbsolutelyPatsy]

DD when of a similar age had a Turkish friend called Seren

[ThursdayLastWeek]

In which case OP, she’s not nearly as speech delayed as I thought - I clearly heard Seren on your voice clip!

[diddl]

@MrsFin

I reckon it's Sarah-Anne.

Good grief!

[MrsFin]

I reckon it's Sarah-Anne.

[PrincessNutNuts]

@Thedarksideofthemoon30

I think I wasn’t saying it properly lol

I asked on the school Facebook page 😂🙈 bless her she was so happy when I said it this morning! She told her daddy that I hadn’t got my listening ears on and my phone wasn’t working to Google it 😂🙈

This is so sweet. I'm thrilled to bits for her. (early birthday cake and balloons! )

[Thedarksideofthemoon30]

Thank you everyone. She’s such a sweetie pie. She’s absolutely hilarious!

[AllTeaAllShade]

oh just seen this was resolved

[AllTeaAllShade]

It sounds like she could be saying "sehran" which I know to be a boys name used by African or Muslim people.

[itsgettingwierd]

@Thedarksideofthemoon30

I think I wasn’t saying it properly lol

I asked on the school Facebook page 😂🙈 bless her she was so happy when I said it this morning! She told her daddy that I hadn’t got my listening ears on and my phone wasn’t working to Google it 😂🙈

Oh my gosh I love your DD.

She sounds amazing and good on her for taking this in her stride.

[Zandathepanda]

Lovely update. One of my DDs had extremely congested ears at that age which we didn’t pick up on at first. May be worth, if you haven't already, getting her ears looked at. Dd could hear certain sounds and not others.

[spiderlight]

Yay - glad you found out! I hope she has a lovely party.

[Thedarksideofthemoon30]

@Therewereroses

She sounds utterly adorable OP and my heart went out to her poor little heart trying to be understood - it's a long time since I've had a little one, but you can see them trying so hard to get you to understand! You may just have a future Tiktok star on your hands if she's not camera shy as she sounds so cute!
When is the party? I hope that Seren can make it!

Ahh thank you! It’s not until July but she’s never had a birthday party before so she’s very excited! X

[Amdone123]

The 2nd clip does sound more like Seren.

[diddl]

@Thedarksideofthemoon30

It’s Seren! 😂

Lovely.

I didn't think that she was saying a "Sh" sound.

[IHateCoronavirus]

Oh bless her she sounds like a gem! My DS used to find it so frustrating to try to make himself heard, my heart used to bleed for him. Now at 14 you would never know, and her recently picked up an award for linguist of the year at school (for last year). When I think back to that little tot with his tongue in knots, and his little fists clenched in frustration, it brings a tear to my eye. She will get there op, and she’ll learn a whole lot of resilience too. for your DD and one for Seren too.

[Amdone123]

How adorable! It is very clear !
I'd ask the teacher for a class list !