My nephew is getting his larynx worked on and there is a very high possibility that he starts speaking. However, he’s well over 10years old, will he still be able to?
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My nephew is getting his larynx worked on and there is a very high possibility that he starts speaking. However, he’s well over 10years old, will he still be able to?
If you’re concerned about your child’s speech and language development, there are some things to watch for. An infant who isn’t responding to sound or who isn’t vocalizing is of particular concern. Between 12 and 24 months, reasons for concern include a child who isn’t using gestures, such as pointing or waving bye-bye, by 12 months prefers gestures over vocalizations to communicate at 18 months has trouble imitating sounds by 18 months has difficulty understanding simple verbal requests Seek an evaluation if a child over 2 years old: can only imitate speech or actions and doesn’t produce words or phrases spontaneously, says only certain sounds or words repeatedly and can’t use oral language to communicate more than his or her immediate needs
If your child is over two years old, you should have your pediatrician evaluate them and refer them for speech therapy and a hearing exam if they can only imitate speech or actions but don’t produce words or phrases by themselves, they say only certain words and only those words repeatedly, they cannot follow simple directions, they have an unusual tone to their voice such as sounding very nasally, they’re more difficult to understand than expected for their age. And here’s an easy way to understand how a child’s speech should be understood. At two they should understand half of what their child is saying. At three, they should understand three quarters of what they’re saying, and by four they should understand 100% of what a child is saying.