What would cause a child to have such strange speech patterns?

What would cause a child to have such strange speech patterns?
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Cleft pallet or hearing problems. Could be a speech pattern that hasn’t been adequately addressed to correct. My little sister had speech problems but they were caught and corrected when she started pre-school. ”“Sh” and “r“s.
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