My youngest son has a moderate speech delay.
I'm sorry to hear that. Speech delay is also known as alalia and is when there is a delay in the use of the mechanism that produces speech. Does he get speech therapy?
Yes, he's been getting speech therapy since he was 2.
Great, speech or voice therapy is used to improve or modify the human voice. I am sure with time he can overcome his mild alalia.
Yes, well he has epilepsy and we just discovered it so him taking medications stops his absent seizures and will help him get his speech.
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures are episodes that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking. These episodes can result in physical injuries, including occasionally broken bones. In epilepsy, seizures tend to recur and, as a rule, have no immediate underlying cause. Isolated seizures that are provoked by a specific cause such as poisoning are not deemed to represent epilepsy. People with epilepsy may be treated differently in various areas of the world and experience
Speech delay
Speech delay, also known as alalia, refers to a delay in the development or use of the mechanisms that produce speech. Speech – as distinct from language – is the actual process of making sounds, using such organs and structures as the lungs, vocal cords, mouth, tongue, teeth, etc. Language delay refers to a delay in the development or use of the knowledge of language.
Because language and speech are two independent stages, they may be individually delayed. For example, a child