Difficulty understanding others' speech
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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.
Characteristics of Difficulty understanding others' speech
How common is Difficulty understanding others' speech?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 17.54% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Difficulty understanding others' speech.
Percentage of kids with Difficulty understanding others' speech by year of age
This is based on a survey of 422 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Difficulty understanding others' speech “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
| Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Continuously | 2% | 10 mentions |
| Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
| Daily | 9% | 39 mentions |
| Weekly | 8% | 37 mentions |
| Monthly | 7% | 32 mentions |
| Annually | 3% | 14 mentions |
| A Few / Several Times | 8% | 34 mentions |
| Once | 2% | 8 mentions |
| Never | 61% | 277 mentions |
Severity
| Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Very Severe | 5% | 23 mentions |
| Severe | 4% | 18 mentions |
| Moderate | 8% | 33 mentions |
| Mild | 15% | 65 mentions |
| Not at All | 67% | 283 mentions |