Hi' I am Nancy Salerno
Nancy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and has been working in the social work field for 20 years. She has worked for 15 years with the Neurodivergent population as well as their families.
Nancy Salerno
Personal Experience
who has trouble understanding people or has trouble putting words together to express thoughts might have a language disorder condition is characterized by slow or slurred speech due to a weakness or inability to control the muscles used for speech children exhibit speech problems early in their development and parents understandably worry about the child’s well-being and later success in school.
If your child has trouble saying a certain sound “f” for example encourage him or her to just make that sound all by itself. Once that comes more easily you can incorporate it into syllables like don’t be tempted to allow bad behavior simply because the child has a speech problem.