| Speech disorders include:
- Pronouncing words incorrectly
- Substituting one sound for another
- Omitting speech sounds
- Distorting speech sounds
- Tongue thrust
- Lisps
- Stuttering
- Voice
Language disorders include difficulty
or limitations in:
- Vocabulary
- Identifying categories
- Understanding or giving directions
- Answering or asking questions
- Using correct grammar
- Using appropriate social language
- Being able to express yourself
- Understanding social language
Oral motor disorders:
- Apraxia (motor planning problems)
- Weakness in oral muscles
- Weak or poor movement coordination
Autism:
- Weakness in pragmatic skills
- Self stimulation behaviors
- Impaired communication skills
Central Auditory Processing:
- Impaired listening skills
- Impaired information processing
- Impaired auditory discrimination skills
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