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Speech delay, also known as alalia, refers to a delay in the development or use of the mechanisms that produce speech.


Causes
At times, speech delay and impairment is caused by a physical disruption in the mouth such as a deformed frenulum, lips, or palate.

Autism spectrum disorders, childhood apraxia, Auditory processing disorder, prematurity, cognitive impairment and hearing loss



Therapy

Reading to the child regularly

Use of questions and simple, clear language

Positive reinforcement in addition to patience

Music therapy

For children that are suffering from physical disorder that is causing difficulty forming and pronouncing words, parents and caregivers suggest using and introducing different food textures to exercise and build jaw muscles while promoting new movements of the jaw while chewing.

There are several factors that contribute in their speech such as:

Waiting until the child has finished speaking

Refraining from excessive correction and from disproportionate emphasis on correction (lest the child's desire to avoid correction lead him/her to simply shut down speech-production efforts as a crude means of avoiding error generation)

Providing praise when warranted

Approaching the child as a communicator partner

Being an appropriate speaking model

Exposing the child to literature

Limiting exposure to television, especially during efforts at parent-child communication

Asking questions

Repeating words

Providing explanations and drawing conclusions