repetition of sounds, words, or phrases after age 4
frustration with attempts to communicate
head jerking while talking
eye blinking while talking
embarrassment with speech
Articulation Deficiency:
unintelligible speech by age 3
the leaving out of consonants at the beginning of words by age 3
the leaving out of consonants at the end of words by age 4
persistent problems with articulation after age 7
the leaving out of sounds where they should occur
the distortion of sounds
substituting an incorrect sound for a correct one
Voice disorders:
pitch deviations
deviations in the loudness of the voice
quality deviations
Signs and tests:
Denver Articulation Screening Examination
Early Language Milestone Scale
Denver II
Peabody Picture Test Revised
Review Date: 4/11/2005
Reviewed By: Kevin Fung, MD, FRCS(C), Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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