I have a toddler with a speech articulation delay, has anyone been thru this with their child?

I was in speech therapy until I was 7 years old because I could not pronounce my R's and T's. I completely overcame that and I have perfect enunciation every since. I actually sometimes over pronounce my words

My son had really bad articulation problems, weak muscles as you say, he wound up having dysarthria.

You didn't do anything wrong, most likely it's just who he is! It's okay, he's still the same great loving child you've always had, just now you know that something is different.

The special ed preschool is usually good and a lot of fun for the kids so don't worry. My son is almost six now (dx'ed at age 2 and 1/2) we quit speech about two years ago, and right off he regressed some, but he's steadily built back up and his speech is great.

I know this won't help much, but my mother is a speech pathologist for children and my friend's son also had the same thing at the same age....from what I remember my mom saying, it's actually pretty common- especially for boys at that age...I don't know what to tell you, other than it's not something you did (or didn't do) Just keep working w/ him patiently - I don't think it would require a special education class though...maybe take him to a speech pathologist at your district public school?? ( a lot of schools now have pre-school programs) Sorry I couldn't help more...

WHAT PROGRAM??? You should seek professional help.

When children have multiple/chronic ear infections as an infant/toddler, this puts them at risk for developing a speech sound delay. A child may have a hearing impairment, weak muscles, or even a structural problem (i.e. cleft palate) contributing to the articulation errors. For some children, the cause may be related to general developmental delay, delayed cognitive development, genetic "predisposition", bad speech habits, or even unknown. These factors are common causes of speech problems.

PLEASE ACT...You owe it to yourself, your future, AND YOUR CHILD.

I've been there!! And now I can't get a word in any more. It gets frustrating but I sit back and remember when I thought he would never speak fully. Yes, your little one will learn. You may have to take off the mommy hat and be the teacher ( a little disconnected a little stern) but take hope.