Nearly one in six children and almost one quarter of boys have difficulty learning to talk, research suggests.
A YouGov online survey of 1,015 parents found only half of children with speech problems received expert help.
The survey, for England's first "Communication Champion" Jean Gross, found some three-year-olds were unable to say a single word.
Graham Satchell reports.
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