Ep.#15 Late Talkers: PART 2: Parent Questions from "Late Talking: A Symptom or a Stage"

Our chapter-by-chapter dive into the best-selling book, "Late Talking Symptom or a Stage" is completed! This episode is part 2 of the wrap-up Q&A session with the author, Stephen Camarata. He continues to answer the questions that you have submitted. Join us as we explore the various topics presented.
LATE TALKING: A SYMPTOM OR A STAGE Late-Talking: A Symptom or a Stage is a best-selling book by Stephen Camarata, Ph.D., about late-talking in all its variations. The 2nd edition of the book is about to be released. In this video series, Collette Wieland and Stephen Camarata explore each chapter of this book and discuss the questions on the minds of many parents of late-talking children.
ABOUT DR. CAMARATA: Stephen Camarata, Ph.D. CCC-SLP is a late talker himself and is an internationally recognized expert on child development broadly with a focus on how children learn to talk. His clinical and scientific expertise includes speech and language intervention in children with autism, down syndrome, hearing loss, and developmental language disorder (DLD). Dr. Camarata is a professor of Hearing & Speech, Psychiatry, and Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a Professor of Psychology and Human Development and Special Education at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. He has written two books related to development, “Late Talking Children: A Symptom or a Stage” MIT Press 2014 and “The Intuitive Parent” Penguin 2017, and has a regular blog on Psychology Today
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[@mmd9976]

I have a question. I have an older late talker. Do you find overall that late talkers timing, pacing to be challenging? I've seen with my late talker it takes longer to complete assignments but when they are complete they are thorough, very well done, accomplished; there seems to be a perfectionist part to this as well. Since the final, end result is very well done it isn't an issue as far as the actual completed assignment/project. I don't see it being a comprehension issue, in fact, recalling/remembering things is very good. Watching this through the years there doesn't seem to be a method or way to help with the timing, pacing. Not sure if there's something that can be taught to help with this.

[@Late-TalkerJourney]

Many late talkers are meticulous. I do not see this as a negative trait. A problem arises when schools assign reams of redundant worksheets which can then take far too much time. Dr. Woodcock and I published a paper in the Journal "Intelligence" (in 2006) on processing speed in children and found that many children insist on accuracy even when they complete tasks more slowly. Broadly, I am reluctant to teach a late talker to be less meticulous in the name of working more rapidly. Also, you can request additional time for achievement tests and other timed tests and can sometimes get an accommodation when the meticulousness has an impact on their "score." There is an official process for requesting additional time on SAT tests and ACTs and the like. Check on how to get untimed testing. Stephen Camarata

[@samantheherath1761]

Making various sounds (birds or dogs) & loud screaming by 8 years old my son means is he trying to talk? ?? His appearance is like a normal one & can swim too.( don't mingle with other kids, play isolately on his choices) I m from Sri Lanka.

[@Late-TalkerJourney]

Hello, We are so glad to hear from you. Making and enjoying birds sound, animals sound, and things like sound effects are using your voice and enjoying. It is not a substitution for talking. I would like to encourage you to contact the Late talkers Foundation at [e-mail]. We can schedule a zoom call to have a longer conversation with you in Sri Lanka. We would be happy to help you on a curse forward. Sincerely, Mary Camarata.

[@samantheherath1761]

@@Late-TalkerJourney I made a request to the foundation. Thank you Mary