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Mar 12, 2019 10:40:21 GMT -6
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Post by patsystone on Mar 12, 2019 10:40:21 GMT -6
My almost 19 month old only says a few words. . The pedi didn’t seemed concerned but I can’t help it. I guess I would’ve expected him to have started talking more since his last visit, and if anything I think it has decreased. So how many words does/did your 18-19 month old say?
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Mar 12, 2019 11:29:07 GMT -6
Post by piratecat on Mar 12, 2019 11:29:07 GMT -6
My kid is chatty but both of my older nephews were "late" talkers. One only said a handful of words as late as a few months before turning 3 when he started a preschool program and his language really took off then. And now, only 9 months later, you would never guess that he had a late start. I think it is also common for boys to start talking later than girls.
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Mar 12, 2019 11:33:48 GMT -6
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Mar 12, 2019 11:46:02 GMT -6
Post by sheilathetank on Mar 12, 2019 11:46:02 GMT -6
My kid is VERY verbal and had a really good vocabulary at that age.
Now anecdote time. She is in a play group with 5 other children who all have bdays within 6 weeks of eachother. The only other girl in the group was also very verbal at that age. But the rest of the 4 boys were not. Two had speech and one still has speech therapy at 3. My DD and the other girl and the group were the only ones in full time daycare since 6 weeks. Once the other children started daycare/preschool all of them had language explosions.
If you are concerned and if you have birth to 3 or a similar program in your area, it doesn't hurt to call and get evaluated.
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Mar 12, 2019 11:51:14 GMT -6
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Post by lupincat on Mar 12, 2019 11:51:14 GMT -6
I have late talkers. DS1 has apraxia of speech and DS2 is on the low end of the normal range but still receives services because of DS1.
With DS1, I knew something wasn’t right so I pushed hard for the referral to Early Intervention from the pedi. So I would say trust your gut, it doesn’t hurt to have him evaluated.
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Mar 12, 2019 11:54:36 GMT -6
Post by notblanche on Mar 12, 2019 11:54:36 GMT -6
My kid is a talker. He talked early and he talks a lot. But he didn't crawl, stand or walk for a long time; I sought out assistance from our county's early intervention program because I knew something wasn't quite right and he qualified for physical therapy services. These service programs can carry a stigma but for us it was amazing. Every child develops skills at a different rate, though, and my advice is trust your instincts.
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Mar 12, 2019 12:16:57 GMT -6
Post by sheilathetank on Mar 12, 2019 12:16:57 GMT -6
My kid is a talker. He talked early and he talks a lot. But he didn't crawl, stand or walk for a long time; I sought out assistance from our county's early intervention program because I knew something wasn't quite right and he qualified for physical therapy services. These service programs can carry a stigma but for us it was amazing. Every child develops skills at a different rate, though, and my advice is trust your instincts. I'm sad this is the case. I don't see why. If they are there, use them (not directed at you). Everyone needs help at some point, some just need it earlier than others.
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Mar 12, 2019 12:19:27 GMT -6
Post by notblanche on Mar 12, 2019 12:19:27 GMT -6
My kid is a talker. He talked early and he talks a lot. But he didn't crawl, stand or walk for a long time; I sought out assistance from our county's early intervention program because I knew something wasn't quite right and he qualified for physical therapy services. These service programs can carry a stigma but for us it was amazing. Every child develops skills at a different rate, though, and my advice is trust your instincts. I'm sad this is the case. I don't see why. If they are there, use them (not directed at you). Everyone needs help at some point, some just need it earlier than others. It caused me to feel a lot of shame. The evening before we had M's evaluation done, I was at MNO seated near some people who spent a long time talking about how happy they were that their kids were neurotypical and developmentally on target.
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Post by sheilathetank on Mar 12, 2019 12:25:28 GMT -6
I'm sad this is the case. I don't see why. If they are there, use them (not directed at you). Everyone needs help at some point, some just need it earlier than others. It caused me to feel a lot of shame. The evening before we had M's evaluation done, I was at MNO seated near some people who spent a long time talking about how happy they were that their kids were neurotypical and developmentally on target. I'm so sorry they made you feel that way. NT or not, No kid is better than another and there is nothing shameful about needing help.
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Mar 12, 2019 12:28:48 GMT -6
Post by piratecat on Mar 12, 2019 12:28:48 GMT -6
I'm sad this is the case. I don't see why. If they are there, use them (not directed at you). Everyone needs help at some point, some just need it earlier than others. It caused me to feel a lot of shame. The evening before we had M's evaluation done, I was at MNO seated near some people who spent a long time talking about how happy they were that their kids were neurotypical and developmentally on target. What a bizarre conversation to have especially in public. I'm sorry that you were made to feel shame for being proactive and taking advantage of available resources for your son.
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Post by cmb on Mar 12, 2019 12:51:42 GMT -6
I would be calling for an EI eval, whether or not the pedi agrees, TBF. Pedi said he wants 2-3 word sentences by age 2, though. My experiences were totally different.
My 1st is on the spectrum. We had him evaluated by EI at age 2. He didn’t qualify because he was only moderately delayed. Fast forward to just before his 3rd birthday, he was still mostly nonverbal and came in at 3rd(!) percentile. He was basically at the 18m level at that point. It took 10(!) months of intensive speech therapy to get him up to the 3 year old level. He’s now 4 and at around a 3.5 year old level.
My 2nd is the opposite and was speaking 2-3 word sentences at 18m, which I’m certain is because big brother was also learning to talk at that point.
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Mar 12, 2019 13:06:11 GMT -6
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Post by billyhorrible on Mar 12, 2019 13:06:11 GMT -6
I'll be the voice of dissent - my pediatrician only looks for 2 words by 2 years, so your child is right on track. Also, animal noises count as "words" which my second didn't start until after 18 months.
I've been on both sides of the talking spectrum - early and late. My first was speaking full sentences by 18 months, so at 15 months when my second had zero intelligible words I was really thrown. My pediatrician kept assuring me he was fine, but I had a hard time accepting that, because it was so different from my previous experience. I put my second through various tests that all came back normal. He only first started with words at 18 months, with about 4 recognizable words. At 20 months he was stringing together 2 words, like "mama's car." My doctor was right, he was just slower to speak.
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Mar 12, 2019 13:12:22 GMT -6
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Post by patsystone on Mar 12, 2019 13:12:22 GMT -6
His receptive language seems fine to me.
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Mar 12, 2019 13:16:38 GMT -6
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Post by patsystone on Mar 12, 2019 13:16:38 GMT -6
Thanks guys. He has to go back in April for a vaccination so I think I’ll just hold off until then. The pedi did say we can talk more about it at the next appointment if I still had concerns. He is meeting all other milestones so he may just be a later talker. I’m usually pretty breezy so I’m not sure while I’m stuck on this. Thanks again everyone!
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Mar 12, 2019 14:03:54 GMT -6
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Mar 12, 2019 15:30:24 GMT -6
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Post by patsystone on Mar 12, 2019 15:30:24 GMT -6
He does not go to daycare. I do have two older children.
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Mar 13, 2019 7:29:19 GMT -6
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Post by thechickencoop on Mar 13, 2019 7:29:19 GMT -6
I think rechecking at your next appointment is a good idea.
DS1 is almost seven now and when he was a toddler I think the expectations were slightly different. I don't remember what he was supposed to have but at Age 2 he only had two or three actual words. His receptive language and non verbal cues were fine though. At 2 and like 2 months he had a language explosion and has not shut up since LOL.
DS2 is 18 months too, he only has one sort of word (hot) that we can only understand because he uses a hand gesture with it too LOL. And then he makes quack noises for any birds. He also has good receptive language and is good with his nonverbal stuff, pointing Etc. I'm not too concerned yet and neither was his pedi this week at his 18-month checkup. We will re-evaluate I guess at his 2-year check and see where we are. 🤷♀️
I say trust your gut. If you think he's really struggling then a formal evaluation never hurts.
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Mar 13, 2019 10:59:51 GMT -6
Post by sheilathetank on Mar 13, 2019 10:59:51 GMT -6
He does not go to daycare. I do have two older children. Do your older children talk for or over him? This was the case with my H and his brother. They were 7 years apart and MH did all the talking so his brother really didn't have to do anything to have his needs met.
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Post by doodlemommy on Mar 17, 2019 21:21:32 GMT -6
I’m only an occasional poster but I’ll toss in my two cents. I’m an SLP working in early intervention. Speech norms expect anywhere from 10-20+ words at 18 months. Things like animal sounds and word approximations (doesn’t have to sound “right” as long as it is used consistently as their version of the word) count. There are a subset of kids who are true late talkers but it is much less common than people think. This website gives a few FAQs of common questions/myths about speech and language development in young children (like if siblings, being a boy etc impact development of speech): www.hanen.org/helpful-info/articles/fact-or-fiction--the-top-10-assumptions-about-earl.aspxI would probably bring it up again at your next appointment since it’s soon anyways and if you are still concerned push for an evaluation (I’m in Canada so I can’t help with that part unfortunately). Paediatricians are often so badly misinformed when it comes to speech development and norms that they end up doing a huge disservice to their patients (don’t get me wrong, some are great and well informed for sure). I see kids all the time who are just getting services for the first time at 3 or 4 or even 5 because their pedis kept telling their parents that they were fine or just late talkers or to wait and see. My own public health centre has decades old (incorrect) information posted right in the waiting room 😬Doctors are not the experts on speech, so if you are concerned, talk to an SLP
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Mar 18, 2019 19:46:30 GMT -6
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Post by ttcbabyj on Mar 18, 2019 19:46:30 GMT -6
I was a little concerned about DD’s language a couple of months ago. Her receptive language was fine. She did things like throw trash away when asked and other tasks. I had to start “playing dumb” to get her to say more words. So when I gave her lunch I would purposely forget her drink, so then she started asking for milk or water. DD was using a lot of sign language right before one and then she kind of stopped. Now she signs and says the word she will be 2 in June. I thought teaching her ASL delayed her speech. I found I was doing too many things for her without giving her a chance to ask.
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