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[quote=Anonymous]Our two-year-old daughter just babbles (no speaking), and a therapist-administered test shows that her communication skills are on par with those of a one-year-old. So, we are working with her at home on speaking and language, getting her a speech therapist and into a playgroup. According to the test, our daughter's cognitive development is "normal." But, for obvious reasons, I'm concerned about a link between delayed communication and intelligence.

Our daughter recently had ear tubes inserted because she had mild hearing loss associated with inner-ear fluid. Could mild hearing loss cause her communication skills to be delayed by a whole year?

For those with kids who have had significant communication issues (our daughter has expressive and receptive problems), what methods helped your child's skills improve? Also, have you noticed whether the communication issues are linked to an intellectual delay or other issue?

I've spoken with audiologists, therapists, an ENT, and her regular pediatricians, but no one seems able and/or willing to firmly answer some of these basic questions.

Thanks in advance for any help. I also posted this message in the General Parenting forum, but have received no responses. [/quote]

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