Special Education

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2009-11-05 Autism - concerns about 7 month old:

Hi Leigh; Please understand that I do not, at any time, attempt to diagnose or rule out a diagnosis or condition over the Internet. Actually, based on your second paragraph it sounds like he is developing

2009-11-05 Autism - help:

Hi Stephanie, Yes. All those things you mention are typical of young children with autism. Your son isn't doing it to be naughty, he is just unable to communicate effectively at this point. Think

2009-11-05 Speech Disorders - Distorted ending /r/ sound:

No, I have never seen that error before, but it doesn't mean that he won't be able to produce /r/ when he is older. Given his age and the fact that it is his only error, I wouldn't be concerned yet.

2009-11-04 Autism - Concerns about 7 month old baby:

Hi Leigh From a speech perspective, making vowel sounds are good. We call this cooing. Babbling comes in around 6 months, so keep a watch on this. If you don't see it by 10 months, go get his hearing

2009-11-04 Speech Disorders - Lazy tongue:

Hi Brandi, thank you for your question. Because I have not personally evaluated your daughter, do not know her medical, birth or family history, I cannot answer your question specifically. However