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My child talks but is hard to understand — should I be worried?
Some unclear speech is a normal stage of learning to talk. As a rough guide, strangers should understand about half of a 2-year-old, most of a 3-year-old, and almost all of a 4-year-old. If your child is well past these ages and still very hard to follow, or is frustrated trying to be understood, a speech-and-language check is worthwhile. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
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If your child talks but is hard to understand, it usually means speech-sound clarity is developing behind their language — the words are there but not yet clear. Strangers should understand roughly half of a 2-year-old, three-quarters of a 3-year-old, and nearly all of a 4-year-old. Often this responds well to speech therapy. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
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If your child talks but is hard to understand, keep responding warmly, model clear speech rather than correcting, reduce background noise, and arrange a speech and language check — especially if strangers can't follow them or clarity isn't improving. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
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