Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Delay

I hope this short video helps anybody who knows anyone diagnosed with MRELD or is just interested in it. My son turned four on the 13th January 2010. He was officially diagnosed just in the past month or so. I have another video of my son here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEyHNmlOiDs In Australia it is estimated that between three and five per cent of children have a receptive or expressive language disorder, or a mixture of both. Sorry for the poor quality! Symptoms of Receptive Language Disorder: * Not seeming to listen when they are spoken to * Lack of interest when story books are read to them * Inability to understand complicated sentences * Inability to follow verbal instructions * Parroting words or phrases (echolalia) * Language skills below the expected level for their age. Symptoms of Expressive Language Disorder: * Frequently grasping for the right word * Using the wrong words in speech * Making grammatical mistakes * Relying on short, simple sentence construction * Relying on stock standard phrases * Inability to come to the point of what theyre trying to say * Problems with retelling a story or relaying information * Inability to start or hold a conversation.