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	Topics Speech delay Topic Home Speech delay refers to a delay in the development or use of the mechanisms that produce speech. Speech, as distinct from languageLanguage A language is a system of s, such as voice sounds, gestures or written symbols that encode or decode information.... , refers to the actual process of making sounds, using such organs and structures as the lungs, vocal cords, mouth, tongue, teeth, etc. Language delayLanguage delay Language delay is a failure to develop language abilities on the usual developmental timetable.... 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 may be delayed in speech (i.e., unable to produce intelligible speech sounds), but not delayed in language. In this case, the child would be attempting to produce an age-appropriate amount of language, but that language would be difficult or impossible to understand. Conversely, a child with a language delay typically has not yet had the opportunity to produce speech sounds, it is therefore likely to have a delay in speech as well. See also ApraxiaApraxia Apraxia is a neurological disorder characterized by loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned movements, despite ... Bilingualism Cleft Palate Down SyndromeDown syndrome Down syndrome or trisomy 21 is a genetic condition resulting from the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromo... PsycholinguisticsPsycholinguistics Psycholinguistics or psychology of language... Speech sound disorderSpeech sound disorder Speech sound disorders are speech disorders in which some speech sounds in a child's native language are either not produc... ClutteringCluttering Cluttering is a communicative disorder characterized by speech that is difficult for listeners to understand due to rapid s... External links American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA): . KidsHealth: