SPEECH DISORDERS
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Since mental retardation and hearing
loss are predisposing factors for speech disorders, at-risk infants
should be referred to an audiologist for an audiology exam.
Audiological and speech therapy can then be started if necessary.
Stuttering can best be prevented by parents withholding undue
attention to dysfluency in their young child. As young children
begin to speak, some dysfluency is common. They lack a large
vocabulary and have difficulty expressing themselves. This results
in broken or dysfluent speech. If parents place excessive attention
on the dysfluency, a pattern may develop. |
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