Speech Disorders in Children: Symptoms & Signs (Speech Impairments in Children)

$\"$alt_text\"$ ');"); } else { echo" $\"$alt_text\"$ "; } ?>

Alternate Names : Speech Impairments in Children

A child with a speech disorder may have a variety of symptoms, including the following:

altered pitch or tone of speech

hoarse speech

limited speech

nasal speech

rapid speech

slurred speech

speaking with a lisp

speech only in certain situations

speech problems related to language problems

speech that is indistinct or hard to understand

stuttering

total inability to speak

Other types of speech problems are also possible.

Previous section		Next section
Speech Disorders in Children: Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors		Speech Disorders in Children: Diagnosis & Tests

Author: Adam Brochert, MD
Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Date Reviewed: 07/06/01

$\"$alt_text\"$ ');"); } else { echo" $\"$alt_text\"$ "; } ?>