Speech disorder
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What is speech disorder?
A speech disorder is characterized as the delayed use some or all of the speech sounds expected for their age group.
Common symptoms reported by people with speech disorder
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
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Treatments taken by people for speech disorder

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Compare treatments taken by people with speech disorder

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Got a question about living with speech disorder? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has speech disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 15 say speech disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 7 | |
| 40s | 4 | |
| 50s | 5 | |
| 60s | 2 | |
| 70+ | 10 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 1 | |
| 20-29 years | 5 | |
| 30-39 years | 0 | |
| 40-49 years | 0 | |
| 50-59 years | 3 | |
| 60-69 years | 2 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 18 | |
| Female | 25 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 25 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 8 |
These charts show data from speech disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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