Healthcare providers use speech therapy to treat phonological disorders. A speech-language pathologist will design a personalized treatment plan for your child based on their specific needs.
When in suspician of a speech impairment (Phonological Disorder), there are important factors to look for before indicating a diagnosis. Some signs that can possibly indicate a Phonological impairment in speech can include:
Multisyllabic word misusage
Consonant Deletion [leaving out cosonant sounds in words]
Ex: Instead of saying "table" they pronouce it as "able" getting rid of the "t"
Duplications of syllables
Wrong order usage of vowel/consonats in words
(Cleveland Clinic, 2024)