There are certain “red flags” for DLDs. Children with DLDs may demonstrate early problems relative to other oral functions such as sucking, swallowing, and chewing. Infants who fail to vocalize to social cues or to vocalize two syllables by age 8 months are suspect. Slightly older children ...
a clinician’s ability as he or she approaches each child with a framework that discovers the connections between individual milestones and events in a child’s life. The following examples of developmentally focused surveillance themes among infants, toddlers, andpreschool childrenillustrate this method...