Speech Sound Disorder

Symptoms

• Persistent difficulty with speech sound production that interferes with speech intelligibility or prevents verbal communication of messages.

• The disturbance causes limitations in effective communication that interfere with social participation, academic achievement, or occupational performance, individually or in any combination.

• Onset of symptoms is in the early developmental period.

• The difficulties are not attributable to congenital or acquired conditions, such as cerebral palsy, cleft palate, deafness or hearing loss, traumatic brain injury, or other medical or neurological conditions.