注意！70%的小胖威利患有语言障碍

多达70%的小胖威利儿童可能患有语言障碍。低肌张力会影响说话速度、声音质量以及协调舌、唇、颚和腭运作的能力。说话可能会变慢、口齿不清或有鼻音。

导致小胖威利患者有语言问题的另一个原因是神经发育迟缓。当大脑告诉肌肉该做什么时，信息就会被扰乱，信号无法被正确地翻译，这就是所谓的言语障碍。

有语言障碍的儿童可以通过手语或视觉卡学习交流。这不仅不会进一步加深语言障碍，而且将帮助他们学习词汇和语言，直到他们的嘴和语言系统能够同步。这也可以让不会说话的孩子通过这种方式表达自己的想法，以此可以减少沮丧和经常发脾气的情况。

建议出生时患有小胖威利的儿童尽早定期去看言语治疗师，以培养早期进食所需的口腔运动技能，这将有助于以后的言语表达。

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英文原文

PWS AND SPEECH

Speech disorders can occur in as many as 70% of children with PWS.  Hypotonia (low muscle tone) can affect the rate of speech, quality of the voice, and the ability to coordinate movements of the tongue, lips, jaws and palate.  Speech may be slowed, slurred and/or nasal.

Another reason why people with PWS could have speech problems is due to neurological developmental delays.  When the brain tells the muscles what to do, the messages gets scrambled and the signals can’t be translated properly.  This is called verbal dyspraxia.

Children with speech delays can learn to communicate via sign language and/or visual cards.  This will not delay their speech further but will help them develop their vocabulary and language until their mouth and speech system can catch up.  It can also reduce frustrations, and inevitable tantrums, by allowing children who are nonverbal a way to express themselves.

It is recommended that children born with PWS see a speech therapist regularly as early as possible to develop the oral-motor skills needed early for feeding which will later help for speech.

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