Late talkers

The English term late talker is used to describe children who start speaking late . Most children exceed the 50-word limit with their vocabulary by the age of two. They can then also form two-word sentences. Late speakers - called late talkers in the specialist literature - speak fewer than 50 words and / or cannot form two-word sentences at the age of 24 months. About half of the late talkers catch up by their third birthday. In the other half, the delay in speech development persists . In order to counter an impending specific language development disorder, it is recommended to consult a pediatrician at an early stage . If necessary, this is followed by speech therapy support.

literature

• Julia Siegmüller, Christina Kauschke: Patholinguistic therapy for language development disorders . Elsevier, Urban & Fischer Verlag, 2006. ISBN 978-3-437-47800-0 (p. 6)
• Friedrich Michael Dannenbauer: Specific language development disorder . In: Manfred Grohnfeldt (Ed.): Textbook of speech therapy and speech therapy. Volume 2: Appearances and disorders . W. Kohlhammer Verlag, 2009. ISBN 978-3-170-20926-8
• Claudia Schlesiger: Speech therapy early intervention for late talkers: a randomized and controlled study on the effectiveness of a direct and child-centered concept . Schulz-Kirchner, 2009. ISBN 978-3-824-80643-0
• Tiziana Margelist: Late talker children and children with inconspicuous language development in comparison. Reference group of the Zurich Late Talker Study . Univ. Friborg Switzerland, 2010

Web links

• “Late Talker - Late Talkers; Late bloomers catch up by their third birthday “ From speech therapy north for late speaking by children.
• “Late Talker - My child is not speaking.” In- depth explanation from the late talker.