How common are detectable speech disorders among American children by age six or seven?

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According to statistics from the early 21st century compiled by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, approximately 5 percent of American children have detectable speech disorders by age six or seven. During this developmental stage, disorders of articulation are particularly frequent among young children.1