Articulation difficulties include:

Childhood Dyspraxia

Childhood dyspraxia of speech, also known as developmental apraxia of speech, is a motor speech disorder that affects a child's ability to plan and coordinate the movements needed for speech.

Children with dyspraxia of speech have difficulty translating their thoughts into meaningful speech due to problems with the coordination and timing of the movements of their speech muscles. This results in speech that may be slow, effortful, and imprecise, with inconsistent errors in sound production.

Dyspraxia of speech is typically diagnosed in children between the ages of 2 and 7 years old, and is often first noticed when the child is having difficulty with early speech development milestones such as babbling or speaking their first words.

Early intervention with speech therapy can help to improve the child's speech sound production skills, increase their vocabulary, and improve their ability to communicate effectively. Treatment may involve a combination of exercises, modeling, and drills to help the child learn to plan and coordinate their speech movements more effectively.

Lisp

A lisp is a speech disorder that affects the ability to produce certain speech sounds, particularly the "s" and "z" sounds. It is characterized by the incorrect placement or movement of the tongue, which can result in a distorted or slushy sound when speaking.

There are two main types of lisps: frontal and lateral. Frontal lisps occur when the tongue protrudes between the front teeth during speech, and lateral lisps occur when air escapes over the sides of the tongue during speech.

Speech therapy is often recommended for children with lisps, as it can help to correct the placement and movement of the tongue and improve their speech sound production skills. Therapy may involve a combination of exercises, games, and modeling to help the child learn to produce the correct speech sounds.