Better Outcomes With Early Intervention
Early Evaluation is Key
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial for brain development, with over 90% occurring before age 5. This is a critical window where intervention can be the most effective.
Early intervention by a Speech-Language Pathologist can significantly enhance progress, making it vital to seek services promptly when concerns arise.
Children who receive speech therapy early have a better chance of making quicker progress than if intervention services don’t start until they are older.
Intervention before starting school means the child doesn’t experience knock-on delays in academic and social skills.
Should I Be Concerned?
Signs and symptoms a child may be experiencing difficulty with talking and understanding words:
- Struggles to imitate the sounds made by others.
- The variety of sounds decreases instead of increases.
- Makes only a few or poor quality sounds.
- Has difficulties following commands.
- Slow to show an understanding of new words.
- Cognitive changes such as decreased memory or problem solving skills.
- Has difficulties communicating basic needs
- Child stops saying sounds or words he or she had previously mastered.
- Has difficulty or is not responding to directions, questions or conversations with others.
- Struggles to or is not able to start conversations with others.
- Unintelligible speech after 24 months of age and cannot be understood by those who do not know the child well.
- Not speaking in sentences by 36 months of age.
- Not fluently speaking by 3 ½ years.
- Changes in communication or cognition following an injury or surgery.
Get a Professional Opinion
A Speech-Language Evaluation can provide you with the peace of mind that your child’s communication skills are where they should be.
An evaluation is the first step to connecting your child with the speech and language therapy they may need.
Kelci can discuss your questions or concerns in a brief Introductory call to get the process started.
Find out more information about the telemedicine approach and how the process works.