What kind of condition is speech and language developmental delay?

Delayed development: There are many kinds and many underlying causes, but the bottom line is this: a child can have difficulty learning to talk, a child can have difficulty learning to understand, or any combination of both. What is done about it depends both on the cause and the individual child. For instance, if the delay is because of impaired hearing, then improving the hearing will help.

Language skills: Language skills are crucial to a child's ability to learn and interact with others.Langusge delay could be expressive(communicating, talking) , receptive (understanding) or mixed (both).If your child appears to have problem understanding spoken language or making himself clearly understood, please see a speech pathologist.Uncheck problem could lead to behavioral, learning and social difficulties.

Speech is the motor: aspect of language, or articulation. Receptive language is comprehension of others' verbalized ideas. Expressive language is verbalization of ideas. All are tested + reciprocal social communication. A tot who lacks skills in these domains by the age at which 90% of typically-developing tots have them has a delay in that stream. Language delays confer risk of later dyslexia. Speech delays do not.