i have a 3 year old(aug8th) and he will not talk. he does say like mom and dad and other words but nothing much. i can't find a speech therapist around where i live. i live in indiana.
2006-06-20 07:52:52 · 5 answers · asked by stacey m 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Do you have a birth-3 program? If not your Pediatrician can recommend one, or call your local public schools.
2006-06-20 07:56:38 · answer #1 · answered by mojo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The public school system is required by federal law to evaluate your child and give your child speech therapy for free. I have children with speech disorders as well. That is once you child turns 3. Before age 3, there should be an Early Intervention program that your pediatrician should have recommended that is also usually free. My last child started speech therapy at the age of 8 months, so it is never too early. My 4 year old has apraxia, a speech disorder, and I learned from her not to wait. She has been in therapy for a few years, and it is still very difficult to understand her speech. My youngest will be 2 on Sept. 1st. I have a feeling that he will eventually be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, at the moment he has a 46 percent communication delay. He can mimic very well when he feels like it, but it is usually out of the blue. Most people think he is deaf, but he is not.
2006-06-20 15:09:57 · answer #2 · answered by peaches 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son had a hard time talking, so we had him tested by headstart, then we put him in Pre-K in a our school district where he recieved speech therapy daily. And now you can't even tell that he had any problems. But here is what I could find fot Indiana.
http://yellowpages.superpages.com/listings.jsp?SRC=comwp&C=speech+therapist&S=IN&R=N&STYPE=S&L=IN&MC=1&OO=1&F=1&CP=Health+%26+Medicine%5EHealth+Care+Professionals%5ESpeech+%26+Hearing%5ESpeech+%26+Language+Pathologists%5E
Check it out and see if there is anything near you. Best of luck, I know how hard it is.
2006-06-20 15:51:11 · answer #3 · answered by k_h_brown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the bigger hospitals,universities,local public school distract,start educating yourself on IDEA(Individual with Disabilities Education Act) if you are raising children who will require any special education while they are in school. this is a federal program.I am from ohio and have a multi handicapped son,robin
2006-06-23 02:43:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your the therapist give her time read and repeat. this builds verbal skills here's a site to help it uses word they seem to have trouble with used it for grand daughter..freebie
2006-06-20 19:08:23 · answer #5 · answered by Clyde 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋