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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t know if it’s really a ST responding to you OP, but most kids with developmental delays often have more than one area affected, e.g., both speech and motor skills:
http://nyulangone.org/conditions/developmental-delays-in-children/types

This “just speech” labeling for kids with MERLD sounds bogus.  
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/communication-disorders/difference-between-speech-impairment-and-language-disorder

Kids with speech issues often have motor skill issues, “Comorbid motor and speech/language impairments in preschool children appear to be a significant clinical condition that requires the attention of the therapeutic community. Manual dexterity, in particular, seems to be an important clue for understanding the shared mechanism of motor and speech/language impairments.”
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19297128

ADHD is often co-morbid with skill deficits in multiple areas, “According to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), many children with ADHD have also ADHD2experienced speech delays, gross motor delays and fine motor delays. 
http://ct.counseling.org/2015/01/the-connection-between-adhd-speech-delays-motor-skill-delays-sensory-processing-disorders-and-sleep-issues/

Kids with social communication disorder may have other conditions as well. Doctors refer to this as comorbidity. Here are some conditions that have been linked with SCD: autism, reading issues, ADHD
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/communication-disorders/understanding-social-communication-disorder

Some kids with communication disorders also have related conditions. This is referred to as comorbidity. Related conditions include:  reading issues, ADHD, 
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/communication-disorders/understanding-language-disorders

ASHA was very concerned that the DSM V did not adequately reflect the often comorbidity for children with autism and language deficits;
http://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/ASHA-Comments-on-DSM-5-for-NIH.pdf

I don’t know if your kid has autism, some other communication disorder, or a developmental delay that will not be a lifelong issue.  But remember that FAPE was written 40 years ago and most of the conditions represented in the designations are ones with obvious, physical manifestations.  Most kids LDs or neurological issues will have difficulty in more than one area.  More often than not, they’ve been designated under “autism.”  But whatever gets your kid what he needs is fine.  GL.[/quote]

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