Signs and Symptoms

Some signs & symptoms of a possible speech or language challenge:

• Non-verbal at age 2.

• Difficulty following verbal directions.

• Echolalia (repeating back words and phrases without comprehension).

• Unintelligible speech, but with adequate vocal inflection and gestures.

• Word retrieval difficulties, difficulty naming objects or "talking in circles" around subjects with lack of the appropriate vocabulary.

• Misnaming items.

• Difficulty acquiring the rules of grammar.

• Difficulty with word meaning.

• Articulation difficulties.

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