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Speech Regression - A Concern? |
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Written by Lauren Snyder
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Sunday, 27 November 2005 |
Hi [Preemie-l Member],
I seem to remember our speech therapist telling us that our daughter,
Brooke, may stall in her speech development or quit saying some newly
acquired words around the age that she becomes more mobile. Something about
switching the focus on one to focus on the other...Looking at the age of
your daughter, if I remember right that was the age my daughter started
walking - and walking was a big "To Do". She never really did slow down too
much on her speech though, maybe a 'stall' for a bit. Also, when my
daughter was just developing her speech, she would use some words for a
while as if to practice them, and then go back to communicating the way she
used to before she knew the words. She would go back and worth before they
stuck. Sometimes, she would use a batch of words and then drop them to work
on a new batch of words.
Is your daughter starting to develop dramatic mobility from where she was?
Are these new words she is dropping? Has she dropped other words only to use
them later?
Just some thoughts to help you clarify - and if you need it - ammunition for
when/if your doc attempts to blow of your concerns. I think it can be common
for children to drop newly acquired words for a short period of time as part
of the learning process. However, two months seems long especially if
Bethany hasn't replaced the 'lost' words with any other words. If you feel
there is something more going on 'when in doubt, check it out' is the mantra
for the pregnancy after a preemie group and works well with the preemies
growing outside of the womb, too (smile). As has already been mentioned, a
true regression can indicate other issues and should be investigated.
Keep us updated.
Sincerely,
Lauren - Mom to Brooke (born 26.5wks now over 2 1/2 - wow) and Brandon (born
38wks now 7 months)
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