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Your role: ST4 paediatrics. Setting : Child development centre. You are talking to Thomas and his mother Susan. Task: Thomas is 2years 3months old. He has Downs’s syndrome and has suffered from recurrent ear infections. He had grommets inserted about 6 months ago and his parents report that his hearing and speech have improved a great deal. He has come to see you with his mother Susan. Please assess Thomas’s speech and language skills Take a few minutes to do this exercise before proceeding to the answer and video.
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