Speech Therapy For Delayed Speech:  Delays Don’t Have to Last a Lifetime.

Speech Developmental Milestones in Toddlers

Speech delay or delayed language development is when your toddler hasn't met the typical speech and language milestones within their first three years. Your child should start saying words like "mama" or "dada" by 7-12 months, put two words together by age 2, and speak in short sentences by age 3. Difficulty meeting the milestones can happen because of physical and developmental issues such as oral-motor problems, hearing loss, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, or selective mutism.

Speech Delay Hinders Communication and Learning

Consistently exposing your child to verbal and non-verbal speech and language from birth helps them naturally develop the ability to speak. Language deprivation makes it difficult for them to use words, sounds, and gestures to express themselves or understand others (receptive language), as expected for their age. Increased difficulty with reading, writing, learning, and socializing is also commonly associated with speech and language delays.

Delayed Speech is Common in Children

One in five children will start speaking or using words later than other children their age. In addition to developmental speech and language delay, your child may be diagnosed with expressive language disorder or receptive language disorder. It's normal to worry about how these setbacks will affect your child's academic achievements and social interactions. Remember that every child develops at their own pace.

Parents like you chose us because of our reputation and because we provide developmental delay speech therapy in a compassionate setting using effective strategies. We will expose your toddler to fun, creative techniques that have proven to improve expressive and receptive language abilities.