Children who experience difficulties in...

 

• Language

  • Not following simple instructions by the age of 18 months (e.g. "no" or "give me            ")

  • Not producing first word by the age of 18 months

  • Not combining words by the age of 2 and a half years old

 

• Social and Communication Skills

  • ​Lack of eye contact

  • Inability to follow instructions or even hear them

  • Lack of other socially engaging behaviours (e.g. pointing, waving)

  • Become upset when not understood by others

  • Suddenly loses his/ her speech and language skills

 

• Fluency (Stuttering)

  • Repetition of words/part of words (e.g. 'Su-su-su-supermarket')

  • Prolongation of sounds (e.g. 'Ssssorry')

  • Blocking (e.g. B---all)

 

• Articulation 

  • Trouble saying certain sounds/words correctly

  • Speech is not easily understood by strangers by 3 years old

  • e.g. 'cup' becomes 'tup', 'fish becomes 'pish' etc.