Does my child need Speech therapy

•  If between birth and 3 months, does my child cry differently for different needs?

•  If between birth and 5 months, does my child turn his or her head toward a sound source?

•  If between 6 and 11 months, does my child babble and try to repeat sounds he/she hears?

•  Does my child have difficulty expressing wants, needs, feelings or routine information intelligibly?

•  Does my child seem to have difficulty maintaining adequate breath support while speaking?

•  Does my child have speech that is slurred, has an abnormal rate or rhythm?

•  Does my child have abnormal vocal qualities (raspiness, hoarseness, “loses voice” often, voice cracking, etc.)?

•  Does my child grunt or yell often?

•  By 1-2 years of age does my child use 2-word phrases?

•  Does my child have difficulty following simple instructions?

•  Is my child struggling in English or reading classes in school?

•  Does my child have difficulty learning sounds to form words?

•  Does my child enjoy being read to?

•  Does my child tend to use gestures more often than words to communicate?

•  By 3-4 years does my child use sentences of 4+ words?

•  Does my child have difficulties with certain speech sounds (r, l, s, th, etc.)?

•  Does my child speak in a pitch that seems too high or too low for his or her gender or age?

•  Is my child difficult to understand, even by family members or caregivers?

•  Does my child tend to omit consonants at the beginning or end of words?

•  Is my child using single words rather than, if age appropriate, phrases and sentences?

•  Does my child listen to the television or radio at a higher loudness level than other family members?

•  Does my child hear me when I call to him/her from another room?

•  Does my child tend to cough or choke when eating or drinking?