• Do kids with speech issues often have difficulty sleeping?

My 11 year old daughter has speech delays and trouble sleeping. Do kids with speech issues often have difficulty sleeping?

3 Answers

  • Speech-Language Pathologist
  • Narberth, Pennsylvania

It depends on what the concerns are. Sometimes they can be associated; however, that is not always the case.

  • Speech-Language Pathologist
  • New Buffalo, MI

Speech delays do not directly cause difficulty sleeping. However, an underlying medical cause issues with sleeping as well as speech sound production.

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