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You can request your pediatrician for a speech and language evaluation and bring her for a comprehensive assessment with a speech language Pathologist. 

In order for speech to occur, messages need to go from your brain to your mouth. These messages tell the muscles how and when to move to make sounds. When a child has apraxia of speech, the messages do not get through correctly. She might not be able to move their lips or tongue in the right ways, even though her muscles are not weak. A child with CAS knows what they want to say. The problem is not how the child thinks, but how the brain tells the mouth muscles to move. Make sure the diagnosis came from Speech Language Pathologist after receiving an evaluation.

Hello, thanks for reaching out to me with your concerns. According to the language acquisition chart, expressively, at 7 months he should have started requesting objects using hands, from 9-11 months he should have had babbles, from 9m to 11 months he should have been vocalizing to toys and pets, at 12 months imitating and naming words via approximations, such as, dada, tete, mama, tata, ba for ball , and preferred objects. And by 15 months he should be using gestures plus word combination and exclamations, i.e., "uh-oh" Please express your concerns to your pediatrician and request an early intervention Speech- Language evaluation. Many pediatricians opt to wait until the kid is older, but honestly, you will continue to be concern and the sooner he is given the help he needs the sooner he will meet his overall language milestones

Hello, I am happy to answer this question for you. In the Speech career, there are three different titles: -SLP-A wish is an assistant with a (Bachelors Degree in speech) who’s role is to follow with the treatment plan and provide therapy only under direct supervision -CF-SLP Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow (Masters degree working under supervision) evaluates and provides therapy -CCC-SLP is a Speech Language Pathologist certified by the board and ASHA to evaluate/diagnose, treat and supervises assistants/clinical fellows (Highest Rank) 

Hello, My advice is to never wait, she is at the stage of major language acquisition. Request your pediatrician a prescription for a speech and language evaluation. 

Hello, thank you for reaching out for help. How old is your son? If he happens to be older than 5, request from your pediatrician a speech and language evaluation prescription.

Hello Thanks for reaching out. There are numerous factors that causes a speech delay or disorder. The most common are Autism Spectrum Disorders, Apraxia of Speech, Audiological and Phonological disorders etc. But right now the most important thing other than finding the cause is taking him for 1.Speech Language Evaluation A speech pathologist will then refer you if needed to an 2.Audiological Evaluation and/or 3.Neurological Evaluation 

Hello, typically, sessions last either 30 mins or 1 hour. Speech Pathologists recommend that time based on the severity of the disorder found in the evaluation process. The treatment recommendation and duration is written in the plan of care (POC) the pathologist wrote for her, you need to (request a copy of your evaluation report and POC). However, even when we recommend for a patient to attend therapy 1,2 or 3 times a week for 30 or 60 mins the insurance not always approves it. Therefore, you need to contact the administration department at the office you will be receiving the treatment to find out what was the insurance authorization or contact your insurance and they will let you know your approval information.