Michael is 10 years of age. He has always seemed to be lagging in speech and language development. However, it now appears that when compared to his peers, the problems are becoming more obvious. Michael omits sounds, substitutes his own words and sounds, and generally distorts pronunciations. It's likely that Michael suffers from
A) cluttering.
B) mutism.
C) phonological difficulties.
D) dysfluency.
E) an articulation disorder.

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Michael's symptoms of omitting sounds, substituting words and sounds, and distorting pronunciations are indicative of an articulation disorder, which involves difficulties in physically producing specific speech sounds.

Michael Is 10 Years of Age