speech impairments

[hensleyll]

so what is the proper age to determine if a child has a speech impairment my granddaughter is three at two had to have tubes put in her ears dr says she will catch up my sis in law says she needs the skin under her tongue clipped i`ve never heard of this have you?

[batmobile]

man poor kid has issues... they will grow out of it tho dont worry

[BlackSheepNY]

so what is the proper age to determine if a child has a speech impairment my granddaughter is three at two had to have tubes put in her ears dr says she will catch up my sis in law says she needs the skin under her tongue clipped i`ve never heard of this have you?

Although I had never heard of it before, apparently it does exist.  It's called a "Frenulectomy."  See link:

http://www.entcolumbia.org/frenul.html

[hensleyll]

thanks for the link ,it was most helpful,it sets my mind at ease

[msmoneybags48]

I have never heard of someone having their tongue clipped because of a speech impediment.  I feel sympathy for the child.  I hope she does grow out of it.

[springsgardner]

I have never heard of someone having their tongue clipped because of a speech impediment.  I feel sympathy for the child.  I hope she does grow out of it.

I have heard of it, but I wonder if it is really necessary. My son had speech therapy for years. It really helped a lot. We started around the time he was 4, but probably should have at 3. My SIL said her daughter should have started sooner, too. She had so much fluid in her ears that it sounded like she was under water. It took years for her to overcome it. She still sounds a little strange at times.

[johanna77]

Has any one ever heard of a 18 year old (girl) having a sudden speech impairment. I was driving in my car with a 18 year old young lady friend, she was on the phone when I heard her mention the word "studdering" ( yes I know it's spelled wrong, don't know how to spell check here yet. But that's another topic). She then developed a speech impairment. We we're talking later when she apologized for her impairment. I took that opportunity to discuss the matter. She said she had had this problem during high school years and the school officials thought her to be faking. I am not on earth to judge others, I am just wondering has any one heard of this before.

[springsgardner]

Has any one ever heard of a 18 year old (girl) having a sudden speech impairment. I was driving in my car with a 18 year old young lady friend, she was on the phone when I heard her mention the word "studdering" ( yes I know it's spelled wrong, don't know how to spell check here yet. But that's another topic). She then developed a speech impairment. We we're talking later when she apologized for her impairment. I took that opportunity to discuss the matter. She said she had had this problem during high school years and the school officials thought her to be faking. I am not on earth to judge others, I am just wondering has any one heard of this before.

Maybe it happens when she uses a certain part of her brain? In this case, a part of her brain that she uses less frequently than other parts. When she uses it, the problem occurs? Otherwise, I would have asked you if she had an injury or if she had a stroke or blood clot.

[vickysue]

My brother had to have the skin clipped under his toungue. He was in the first grade when a doctor said it needed to be done and after a few months he was talking just fine. But before the kids called him tommy the tounge tied towboy. I got into a lot of trouble fighting with those that teased him. But even now would not trade him for anything.

[hensleyll]

well she did have fluid had tubes put in at 16 mnths old dr said the fluid was like tar and was so stubborn had to be suctioned out and cut(sorry if that sounds gross)

[tammypete]

All of the children I have known with speech problems while young, outgrown them!

[diala84]

I think speech therapy should be a first step rather than a surgery. I don't know all the details but I would look at less invasive options first and like some have said the child may still grow out of it. And for any surgery I would suggest getting more than one opinion from a doctor so they can be sure to take the best possible route to help the kid.

[hensleyll]

So we driving o waldorf to school shop,imagine my suprise to hear someone singing chew tobacco chew tobacco spit plain as day,no studdering or slured words ,i gues maybe my granddaughter is growing out of her speech impairment