Dysgrammatism in children - symptoms
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More about the experts All content is checked by medical journalists.By the U9 at the latest, the pediatrician will check the age-appropriate language development of each child. Most parents or educators will notice earlier if a child has more difficulties with the arrangement of words and sentence length than their peers. Then it is best for parents to contact their pediatrician immediately.
A characteristic feature of dysgrammatism is the grammatically distorted language: the child makes mistakes in the formation of words (e.g. inflection), in sentence structure and in the use of word endings and functional words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions). It often forms one-word sentences and speaks in the telegram style. Word repetitions are also common. Many children comment on the actual meaning of what is spoken with appropriate gestures and facial expressions.
In severe cases, the dysgrammatism can be so pronounced that it is impossible to understand what the child is saying at all.
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