<![CDATA[Speech Therapist]]>Hi there,

I suspect my son is having speech problem. He is 2.5 yr old & he still drooling and babbling. Any recommendation for a speech therapist?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/13824/speech-therapistRSS for NodeThu, 23 Apr 2026 21:02:17 GMTMon, 13 Sep 2010 08:08:31 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:26:42 GMT]]>Hi any feedback regards Lorelle Ng, the speech therapist? I am considering to engage her due to location. You can pm me, thanks.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1162409https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1162409Fri, 06 Dec 2013 09:26:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:34:27 GMT]]>

sheryl:
Dessertwind, Northstar is not far from my in law house. How much is the assessment?

Hi sheryl,
I have PM you!
:celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/262736https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/262736Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:34:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:58:14 GMT]]>Hi,

I have already made appointment with a private speech therapist to assess my son this Thurs. Thanks for all your feedback.

Dessertwind,
Northstar is not far from my in law house. How much is the assessment?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/262591https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/262591Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:58:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:47:32 GMT]]>

sheryl:
I'm afraid of the long waiting time at govt hospitals. So I would like to bring him to a private ST for assessment. Any recommendation?

Dear sheryl, 😄

Today I just made an appointment for my 3 yo son to see a private speech therapist. He just turned 3 yo and is beginning to speak words.

Between 2.5 yo and 3 yo, he was also babbling and we have brought him to KKH to do child devt. assessment and went for the 1st speech therapy session (for parents only). The next appointment for him will be in November (yah, long wait indeed!).

But sometimes I think it is intentional on their part because they may want to give the kid about half-year more to develop then see his progress?

All the best!
:celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/261490https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/261490Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:47:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:59:24 GMT]]>

sheryl:
I'm afraid of the long waiting time at govt hospitals. So I would like to bring him to a private ST for assessment. Or a private PD who is good at child developmental. Any recommendation?

Hi Sheryl

U can try Speech Inc Pte Ltd. Its located at Delfi Orchard #04-01. U need to call to make an appt for assessment first. Tel : 6333 8446

My 5 yr old son attends ST sessions there with Ee Laine. And he has shown improvements on speech pronunication and now the ST is working with him on the language area..

Thks & rdgs,

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/261468https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/261468Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:59:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:47:26 GMT]]>

sheryl:
I'm afraid of the long waiting time at govt hospitals. So I would like to bring him to a private ST for assessment. Or a private PD who is good at child developmental. Any recommendation?

sheryl, re pte therapist, u can try leap-frogs (yes, i think there is a s at the end, its at bt timah near to KKH). I send my gal there for assessment under michelle and I think she is great. But did not followup with her due to high costs and inconvenient location (not near to MRT).

We went KKH instead.

Waiting time between referral at polyclinic to first KKH visit (with neonat before they assign us another appt with therapist) is i think a few months... but referral at polyclinic means u r under subsidised which will offload some of the costs issues.

Leave-wise, some of the therapists at KKH do work on Saturdays, but just once every 3 weeks, so depends on how frequent your kid need to attend therapy and which therapists u r assigned to, u might be able to get a Saturday slot (assuming u dont work on saturdays) which might be easier for u.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260386https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260386Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:47:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:56:36 GMT]]>

jedamum:
The sessions were eye-opening as it reviewed the mistakes which could have contributed to the speech delay.

Isn't that so? We also learned quite a fair bit and I considered it money well spent!
[quote]Do look forward to your boy's 3.5yo milestone; my ds2's speech progress hit a new high during his 3.5yo week (4 mths ago). It was an exciting week for us. Now, although he gets his tenses or description wrong, we are glad that he is able to communicate and joke with us. :love:[/quote]That will be 3 months away for me. 🙏 we will see the same progress as you did. Though I know I will kinda miss his babblings because they can be so funny at times. :lol:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260225https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260225Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:56:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:44:12 GMT]]>

jedamum:
BigDevil:

DS' appointment was at 3:30pm and the ST showed up at about 3:40. We were quite surprised ourselves that we didn't have to wait long. But that was only the first session. Will know if we have to wait long after the next few sessions.


i think by 'long waiting time', she meant the date to the first appointment and in between appointments, have to wait for long time. 😉

Ah...that waiting time. Is 1 month considered long? Our first appointment was 7/9 and next is 8/10...exactly one month. Thought that's quite decent? Any more frequent and I will have to start using this year's leave. 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260213https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260213Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:44:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:17:22 GMT]]>

BigDevil:
At 3, DS can only manage phrases with 3 or 4 words, and most of the time we can't understand him. His sister, on the other hand, was able to form complete, logical sentences by the time she was 2. So when DS had his 3yo check up at polyclinic, we told the doctor that we were worried about him being a slow talker.


We were referred to KK, and during the first appointment, the doctor thought that DS was fine. Nonetheless, we were referred to the speech therapist and DS had his first session last week.

The speech therapist was a sweet, young, bubbly lady. DS at first refused to talk, but warmed up quickly after the ST brought out some toys. 😉

The ST was pretty good (as far as we can tell) in guiding DS to talk. At times, DS surprised us with answers to questions that we didn't expect him to be able to answer. The session lasted nearly 1.5 hours, and at the end of it, the ST told us that DS is about 6 months behind in his speech development. We were given \"homeworks\" to help him improve, and our next session will be in Oct.

All in all, we were glad we brought him for therapy. It really helped us understand how we can help. For instance, I had always been reading story books to him, but the ST told us that instead of simply reading, we should observe where his eyes are looking, then talk and ask questions about the pictures which interest him. So I guess it was a fruitful session, and I believe we are all looking forward to the next session.
BigDevil,
I took ds2 to ST when he was 3yo too. It was a recommendation from his Behaviourial Therapist (BT). Our session is at CDU and is only 1hr session; i knew that someone here mentioned that KK is a better place, but I couldn't get referral to KK when i visited my polyclinic to get referral (dunno why). My ds2 is also considered a mild case and we were put on a 6 months review after 6 bi-monthly sessions. The sessions were eye-opening as it reviewed the mistakes which could have contributed to the speech delay.
Do look forward to your boy's 3.5yo milestone; my ds2's speech progress hit a new high during his 3.5yo week (4 mths ago). It was an exciting week for us. Now, although he gets his tenses or description wrong, we are glad that he is able to communicate and joke with us. :love:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260183https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260183Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:17:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:07:13 GMT]]>

BigDevil:
DS' appointment was at 3:30pm and the ST showed up at about 3:40. We were quite surprised ourselves that we didn't have to wait long. But that was only the first session. Will know if we have to wait long after the next few sessions.

i think by 'long waiting time', she meant the date to the first appointment and in between appointments, have to wait for long time. 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260169https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260169Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:07:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:06:09 GMT]]>

sheryl:
I'm afraid of the long waiting time at govt hospitals. So I would like to bring him to a private ST for assessment. Or a private PD who is good at child developmental. Any recommendation?

actually nowadays, govt hospitals like KKH, TTSH, the waiting time is no longer very long.

Sorry i do not know of any good pte pd. why don't you go back to yours to get a referral. it's faster this way too. 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260168https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260168Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:06:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:23:04 GMT]]>DS’ appointment was at 3:30pm and the ST showed up at about 3:40. We were quite surprised ourselves that we didn’t have to wait long. But that was only the first session. Will know if we have to wait long after the next few sessions.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260127https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260127Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:23:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:53:17 GMT]]>I’m afraid of the long waiting time at govt hospitals. So I would like to bring him to a private ST for assessment. Or a private PD who is good at child developmental. Any recommendation?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260099https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/260099Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:53:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:12:03 GMT]]>mine was my no3. same as BigD, when he was around 2-3yo, we are not able to understand his speech, but his siblings understands. :roll: actually, i understand him more than dh... 😉 also went for a few times of speech therapy, sent him to childcare (instead of looking after by my previous maid, who, i think did not really talk to him and always leave him in the room, which caused him to be more 'quiet') and now, he's 5yo and talk non-stop too... tho he's more of an introvert (like me) compared to my ds1 who talks non-stop since he was 10mth old.. 😉

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259727https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259727Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:12:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:55:38 GMT]]>At 3, DS can only manage phrases with 3 or 4 words, and most of the time we can't understand him. His sister, on the other hand, was able to form complete, logical sentences by the time she was 2. So when DS had his 3yo check up at polyclinic, we told the doctor that we were worried about him being a slow talker.


We were referred to KK, and during the first appointment, the doctor thought that DS was fine. Nonetheless, we were referred to the speech therapist and DS had his first session last week.

The speech therapist was a sweet, young, bubbly lady. DS at first refused to talk, but warmed up quickly after the ST brought out some toys. 😉

The ST was pretty good (as far as we can tell) in guiding DS to talk. At times, DS surprised us with answers to questions that we didn't expect him to be able to answer. The session lasted nearly 1.5 hours, and at the end of it, the ST told us that DS is about 6 months behind in his speech development. We were given \"homeworks\" to help him improve, and our next session will be in Oct.

All in all, we were glad we brought him for therapy. It really helped us understand how we can help. For instance, I had always been reading story books to him, but the ST told us that instead of simply reading, we should observe where his eyes are looking, then talk and ask questions about the pictures which interest him. So I guess it was a fruitful session, and I believe we are all looking forward to the next session.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259688https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259688Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:55:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:12:49 GMT]]>

sheryl:
My sixth sense tells me my son is having some speech problem. He does not seem to know how to place his tongue. He drinks his milk with his tongue sticking out slightly. He does not swallow his saliva. When he speaks, his tongue is also out.


I rather play safe. Bring him for an assessment early just in case. Will PD be able to tell the problem on speech?
yes, your pd is also able to refer u to a speech therapist. my son was also referred to one via polyclinic during his yearly checkup. :celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259540https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259540Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:12:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:10:26 GMT]]>My son was pointing at things and doesn’t speak much at the age of 3. I thought it was bcos of his cleft…anyway, I brought him to see a speech therapist which is under the ‘umbrella’ care group of the cleft. After 2 months of speech therapy, he started to talk more. NOW, he talks non-stop. He’s 10 now, but when he went to Nursery at 4, his teachers complained that he talks endlessly.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259539https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259539Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:10:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:01:58 GMT]]>How abt going KKH or NUH for a child development assessment first? If confirmed require one then you can source for it. Hospi waiting time is long and irregualr so for more effective results, may want to consider spending more for private therapist. Painful to pay out the money each month but the coverage and the frequency is far more better than govt ones.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259530https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259530Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:01:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:02:06 GMT]]>My sixth sense tells me my son is having some speech problem. He does not seem to know how to place his tongue. He drinks his milk with his tongue sticking out slightly. He does not swallow his saliva. When he speaks, his tongue is also out.


I rather play safe. Bring him for an assessment early just in case. Will PD be able to tell the problem on speech?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259450https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259450Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:02:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:54:28 GMT]]>Yes it really varies.

Please consult your child's PD.
My Mom said my older brother only started talking when he was 3+ years old.
She also said that I started talking when I was eight-months old and have not stopped since :oops:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259375https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259375Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:54:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:34:20 GMT]]>2.5 yr old is slow, but might not always be a problem. Suggest you consult a doctor (his PD, if he has one) first before deciding.


My son started walking at 11 mth, but started talking only at 2.

And an ex-colleague of mine, said that her mother told her she started talking only at 6! Dunno how true.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259355https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/259355Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:34:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Speech Therapist on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:43 GMT]]>Hi sheryl, i have pm-ed you.

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