Speech Delay?
sedda
18 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (29)
Vickey__MN
18 years agolast modified: 9 years agocarla35
18 years agolast modified: 9 years agoRelated Discussions
Speech Delayed
Comments (9)Is he is speech therapy with a licensed SLP? I know you said 'Early Childhood Speech program -- but the quality of those programs can vary widely, and an ineffective program or one that's geared toward a problem your son doesn't have won't do much (if any) good! My younger son had a great deal of difficulty with speech, but luckily for us, a good friend put me in touch with our city's best resource -- so my son's speech problem was diagnosed quickly and correctly (childhood apraxia of speech) and we began appropriate treatment right away. Within a few weeks, it was very clear that the treatment he was receiving was effective, and we began to see good results. But then we moved, and he was enrolled in our local school's Early Childhood Speech Program. It took me several months to ferret out that their "treatment program" was what is called a "language enrichment" model -- In a nutshell, they assumed that the child had been language-deprived at home, and that all he needed was lots of exposure to good language models, a little encouragement, and time to develop. WRONG! It took 3 meetings, finally bringing in the district's head SLP to get the school to provide appropriate treatment -- at which point, positive progress resumed. Ninos - I've seen your writing, and it's clear you're able to provide your son with good speech and language models, so just being around more good speech won't cure your son's speech problem. If the other kids his age are teasing him because of his speech, your son needs speech therapy. If it's just a few sounds that are problematic and he's speaking in complete sentences, then it's probably not as serious a problem as my son's, and just a few months of good therapy should be able to really help. I'm linking to a site called Apraxia-Kids.org. I'm not suggesting your son has Apraxia (unlikely) -- just that this site has the most incredible resources for early childhood speech problems. Here is a link that might be useful: Apraxia-Kids...See MoreDelayed Speaking in Children
Comments (21)I have a degree in Speech Therapy. I would not worry about a 2 year old that is babbling, but not saying words. What I would do is make sure he is around other children, that he is read to, and mom or dad name simple objects for him and repeat it often. Other than checking his hearing, these are the things I would recommend if he were my grandson. Did he walk at an appropriate age? Can you ask him simple questions--like "show me the whatever" and have him respond correctly? Can he follow simple instructions? One, then 2--i.e. put the book on the chair, etc.? I think maybe docs might recommend intervention b/c it takes the problem out of their hands. I would give it at least 3 months and if there's been no change, I might reconsider, but I'd make sure he has other children around and that he's read to. I just wouldn't worry about 2 years old if all the other developmental stages have been met....See MoreLacking verbal usage
Comments (6)Melissa, You've posted about this child before, right? Like the parents feed him like a "dog" as you explained it and he has to beg for food off other family members plates instead of having his own. There were many many other issues, too, am I right? If so we talked via e-mail for a day or so about the situation. It's still not sounding any better. Yes, by this child's age he should know people's names. DS is 33 months old and knows everyone's names. He even knows my first name is Leslie and his father is Jeremy. He has many grandparents and was getting confused from all the Grandma's and Pap's so we started calling them Grandma or Pap and then they're first name (like my Mom is Grandma Nancy) so he knows who we are talking about. He's said people's names the first time he met them, after being around them and getting to know them. He's known and said his own name for months now and also knows that that baby in the baby pictures with Mommy and Daddy is Shane when he was little. This child you're talking about should also know the difference between people and animals. But talking to him and saying the words doesn't mean squat unless they're showing him what the things are. Like you can't just mention a cow in a conversation and expect him to know what you're talking about. He needs to see pictures and relate the words to what's being said. It's really simple to do that in every day stuff. Like show him a picture and tell him it's a cow and then you're driving down the road and see a cow and show him that or ask. Tell him milk comes from cows and they eat hay and simple stuff. They learn a lot from just little convertsations. DS didn't really care to count and we didn't push it or try really until last week. He's counting to 5 already just by playing with him and asking him how many this or that there is in the picture and stuff and reading books with counting in them. You have to talk to kids and spend time with them for them to learn many things, though. My BIL and SIL are learning this just now because they're son started Kindergarten. He was always a smart kid. You could tell him that that was a humpback whale in the picture or a specific bird and he'd know to tell you later. MIL taught him so much but his parents never went over the things with them at home. It didn't do any good to only be taught and have someone go over the stuff like once a month. He needed to hear it more often and be quizzed. So the little boy went off to Kindergarten knowing that when you pointed to something the color red,it was the color of Grandma's car, not that it was red. Some colors he didn't know. He couldnt' really count consistantly, not even to 10. MIL said even him writing his name has a lot to be desired. He should have improved over time in school but it really hasn't. Now he's in all day Kindergarten to catch up and his parents keep him home from school when it's inconvient to they're schedules so it is more than likely he'll be held back. It's a shame because this child is not slow or anything. He was so smart, he just didn't get the time he needed. But that's another story in itself. Good luck and really I think something has to be done for this child. He can't go on with his life being like this. There is too much for him to learn and enjoy in life. ~Leslie~...See MoreFalse signs
Comments (8)lawn_man - I would trust the speech therapist's opinion more than anyone's, even the doctor. I have an 8 y.o. son with Sensory Integration Dysfunction. He didn't talk until 3, then talked very slow and labored. The doctor kept saying "kids develop at different rates, he's fine." We took him to a private speech therapist at age 5. She's the one who agreed that something was not quite right and was able to get us referrals to specialists to get his disorder diagnosed and get the therapy he needs. Speech therapists see kids with a wide range of disorders, from speech delay to autism and everything else in between. Pediatricians see mostly healthy kids for checkups and a few kids who need more help. The dr is used to seeing 90% "normal" kids, but the speech therapist sees 90% "needing help" kids. If the speech therapist thinks your son has merely speech delay, then don't worry. Also, at 2 1/2 there is little that can be conclusively tested. It's not until 3, 4 or even 5 that kids even out to a more "standard" development rate. At 2 1/2 the "normal" range is very wide. Just relax and enjoy your son for another year or two, then if you still have concerns, ask the speech therapist for her recommendations. Best of luck and God bless you and your DS!...See Morelindac
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agolowspark
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agomamug
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agoscrawnydawny
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agolindac
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agopapaofone
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agolindac
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agoscrawnydawny
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agoscrawnydawny
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agomamug
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agosweeby
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agoorganic_momof2
17 years agolast modified: 9 years agoZoe52
16 years agolast modified: 9 years agorachlyn
16 years agolast modified: 9 years agocalhoun13
16 years agolast modified: 9 years agosweeby
16 years agolast modified: 9 years agocalhoun13
16 years agolast modified: 9 years agosweeby
16 years agolast modified: 9 years agocalhoun13
16 years agolast modified: 9 years agosweeby
16 years agolast modified: 9 years agocalhoun13
16 years agolast modified: 9 years agosweeby
16 years agolast modified: 9 years agoandismith
13 years agolast modified: 9 years agosweeby
13 years agolast modified: 9 years agoarcy_gw
13 years agolast modified: 9 years agocarsensmommy
11 years agolast modified: 9 years ago
Related Stories
HOUZZ TOURSNautilus Studio: Creative Living in 600 Square Feet
Two Seattle artists turn a tiny storage space into their ultimate canvas
Full Story
danmom