Signs & Symptoms

Speech Disorder Symptoms

The symptoms of speech disorder depend upon the cause and severity of the disorder. Children develop multiple speech disorders with different symptoms. Kids who are not able to respond or vocalize well need therapists' concerns immediately. The IIAHP therapy center is known for providing the best speech therapy to the children having a speech delay and language developmental disorder. 

Children with a speech disorder may experience the following symptoms: 

• Repetition 
  
  
• Prolonging sounds 
  
  
• Adding sound or syllables to words 
  
  
• Rearranging syllables 
  
  
• Difficulty in pronouncing words correctly 
  
  
• Struggle to say the correct word 
  
  
• Speaking in a hoarse or raspy voice 
  
  
• Lack of clarity in speaking 
  
  
• Blinking several times while speaking 
  
  
• Make jerky movements while talking 
  
  
• Distorting sounds 
  
  
• Gravelly sounding voice 
  
  
• Frequent pauses while talking 
  
  
• Visible frustration when trying to communicate 
  
  
• Tension in face and shoulders 
  
  
• Clenched fists 
  
  
• Lip tremors 
  
  
• Sudden head or body movements 
  
  
• Slurred speech 
  
  
• Mumbling 
  
  
• Difficulty in moving tongue or mouth 
  
  
• Speaking in uneven pace: either too quickly or too slowly 
  
  
• Abnormalities with vocal cords 
  
  
• Uses gestures over vocals to communicate 
  
  
• Unable to follow simple directions 
  
  
• Makes cooing sounds 
  
  
• Not paying any attention to sounds 
  
  
• Not able to follow simple directions 
  
  
• Not responding to their names being called 
  
  
• Unable to combine words 
  
  
• Monotonous speech 
  
  
• Uneven speech volume or pitch 
  
  
• Abnormal speech rhythm  
  
  

Some of the major signs that parents should focus based on the age of their child.

• Does not interact with others
  
  
• Do not babble (4 to 7 months) 
  
  
• Make only a few sounds or gestures (7 to 12 months) 
  
  
• Unable to understand what others say (7 months to 2 years) 
  
  
• Speaks only a few words (12 to 18 months) 
  
  
• Words are not so easily understood (18 months to 2 years) 
  
  
• Can't put words together to make sentences (1.5 to 3 years) 
  
  
• Trouble in playing and talking to other children (2 to 3 years) 
  
  
• Problem with reading and writing skills (2.5 to 3 years) 
  
  
• Repeats first sounds of words like- "b-b-b-ball" for "ball" 
  
  
• Speech breaks while trying to say a word 
  
  

On diagnosing your child with any of the above signs and symptoms requires proper care and appropriate treatment. The home plan facilities for the parents in distant places has helped many families in getting the appropriate treatment for their child.