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Emily is 3 1/2. I can understand her easily about 75% of the time. It's harder when she's tired or isn't feeling good. The other 25% of the time it's like you said - sounds like she's mumbling.
Other people can only seem to understand about 1/2 of what she says. People who have never had children (or been around them seem to have more trouble understanding her than others.
We're going to wait until the beginning of the next school year to see if it improves. She has a big vocabulary, talks in full sentences, jabbers all the time, etc. so I'm not too worried. If it doesn't improve by next fall then I'm going to have her evaluated. If there is a problem that will give us a whole year to work it out before she starts Kindergarten.
My neice who is 3 is in speech therapy. It's paid for by the state and they can choose whether to meet in the office or in their own home. My sister has been very satisfied with the progress N is making.
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Laurie ~ Mama to Sara (11/97) and Emily (4/01)
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