Posted by Barbara

In Reply to: I think its very important to determine if the child has enough language in order to interact. posted by Shelly Bower

My child, who is 3 years 2months of age was diagnosed with mild pragmatic language disorder. She has been talking on the same level for the past year,not really able to form sentences more than 2-3 words at a time.

We are going to see the speech therapist form the local school to see if she qualifies to be in a prgram for speech impaired kids. She is very bright, but does lack social skills. Sometimes she can scream in total frustration because she can't communicate. She is a strong-willed child at times and then can be a total compliant sweetheart. I am going to put her into a regular pre-school and see if just her being around kids that do talk, will help her to catch on. I just don't want her to be the odd man out and do more damage. I feel that more exposure, the better. She is still not potty trained and this could be part of her problem too. Now that I know she has a problem, even though diagnosed as "mild" I am able to use phrases that demand a reply other than yes or no. I would appreciate your input. Thanks

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