Your child is beginning to talk. They may or may not have some words or be making some sounds/babble. You are concerned that they do not have as many words as you would expect for their age or that they are at risk for a delay in their language development.​

​

Your child is using a number of words but they are hard to understand. It is normal for parents to understand their child's talking more than other people. As a general rule at 2 years of age your child should be approximately 50% intelligible to strangers; 75% intelligible at 3 years; and 95% intelligible at 4 years of age. You are concerned that your child falls outside of these norms and is unable to effectively communicate their wants and needs. Your child may also becoming frustrated when communicating. 

Your child is at school and has difficulty producing some/all of the sounds of speech. This presents differently for all children and may sound like slurred speech, consistent or inconsistent errors, or an incorrect pattern used for all words eg leaving off the final sound in words. These difficulties may be developmental or acquired and may or may not have a known cause.