drama-llama1

Hi. My son is 4 with suspected DLD. My son doesn’t quite get blending sounds together but seems to start reading by memorising the words. Is this a bad path to go down or is it realistic?

Also is it unrealistic to think my son will have a relatively ‘normal’ life.. driving a car.. getting a job.. and living on his own? Thank you

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Thank you for your response. We are fully supporting Carter all day, everyday. We are always teaching him something whether or not through play or sometimes when he doesn’t realise it through normal conversations. I’m a planner so it’s difficult to look into the future without having any knowledge of what that looks like.. that is something I am adjusting to.

I’m keen to learn more about this condition and how best we can help our son.

Thank you for all you are doing!

Sorry another question... I have seen reports and comments that’s children with DLD are likely to suffer with mental health as they get older. What is that mainly down to.. is that environment they are in? Lack of support? Poor social skills so less likely to have friends... and is there anything we can do as parents to help reduce the likelihood of that?

Thank you

Hi. Sorry I have another question. Would a speech therapist been enough support for my son at school or are their DLD specialists that would benefit him more? Or would a DLD specialty tutor for after school be better?

Thank you again!

Thank you for your response! I appreciate it.