New to this group but have questions....concerns about my 4 yo

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Hi!

I have a 4yo who is severely speech delayed and has several speech

impedements. I have had his hearing checked, had in speech therapy,

but nothing seems to work. He's a very bright child but is very shy

and I believe alot of this is a behavioral problem. He is a very

sensitive child so when people ask him to repeat himself he will just

shut down, which is frustrating to me and his teachers as well. He

does interact w/ other kids but only after he's grown comfortable. He

went to Pre-K for 4 months before he ever opened his mouth and then

the other kids were like " talks!!! " and then that scared him and

he quit talking. He still hasn't spoken to his teacher, but there are

times at home where I have to tell him to be quiet. I'm just scared

because next year he starts Kindergarten (all day) and he is soooo

behind on what he needs to know and I'm afraid of him being labeled

as " problamatic " or " slow " because those labels are hard to get rid

of. I have 2 other children a 6yo and a 2yo that completely over

power him aswell. My 2yo is already talking better that he is. My 6yo

is usually his interpreter. Any suggestions? Any suggestions would be

greatly appreciated.

Tara