Speech

mgarza1231

I don't post much anymore but I hope you awesome ladies will still help me out. 

I'm worried about DD's speech and plan to have her evaluated by ECI soon, as long as my pediatrician agrees that she likely is a little delayed. I think I may be getting a little ahead of myself as I haven't spoken with the pedi yet but I have a feeling he will agree. So, my question to you all is what is "normal" to you and how much is your LO talking? And, if any of you ladies have taken your LO's to speech therapy has it helped?

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha

DD2 talks a lot, but a lot of it we have to take guesses as to what she's saying. And no way to just get by saying "uh-uh" - she wants us to repeat it back to her so she knows we got it. Clever little bugger. I think that's normal in that she's obviously trying to communicate and to talk to us, even though she isn't very good at it yet.

mgarza1231

That's adorable! She's very smart.

Ella babbles a lot but hardly any of it is understandable. But she does say "What's that" all day long so i'd like to believe that she's soaking it all in and will talk soon.

Duffgurl

I think as long as they are communicating in some way that's what matters. Also if they can follow direction.

L loves to babble. Follows directions well. Does have his words he says but does not full on talk yet.

Sometimes when I see others post about how many words or what they are saying it worries me but I have to stop and think every child is different. I am not against checking with your pedi for their input. HTH :big hugs:

fancefpp

I panicked at 19 months and called pedi about DS1 speech. He barely had 10 words, if that. She told me to call EI but she's kind of an alarmist IMO. Of course we listened to her because she's the doc and got him evaluated. He did qualify for expressive speech delay and started therapy about two months after eval!!

Within those two months he kind of had is own word explosion without help. We still accepted services and started with SLP. Honestly, I think he's talking more because of his own development but the therapy can't hurt. He has over 50 words at least and is putting two words together.

He loves playing with his SLP and she does give us good tips to help expand his vocab. We get free services for a year too!

MrsCase1

I think you sould trust your motherly instincts because physicians only see them briefly, and they must rely heavily on what you experience at home. So, even if the doctor isn't convinced, since ECi is free, I would still have them come. Early intervention is key. Better safe than sorry.  

mgarza1231

I think you sould trust your motherly instincts because physicians only see them briefly, and they must rely heavily on what you experience at home. So, even if the doctor isn't convinced, since ECi is free, I would still have them come. Early intervention is key. Better safe than sorry.  

I agree with you. I will get her evaluated either way. Thanks for your input ladies.

melissa0726

A little late chiming in, but DD is not much of a talker.  She just really started picking up a few more words that she uses regularly.  Besides her few words, she relies heavily on signs (all of which she has made up herself) and colors.  Like she will point and say "green" to indicate that she wants a nearby green object.  That could mean a green crayon if we're coloring, or a bottle of ranch dressing (with a green label) if we're at the dinner table.

We'll be talking to her pedi at the end of the month.  I'm curious about what she will say.  She is a great communicator, she is just very creative in how she chooses to do so.  I think that she can talk, just chooses not a lot of the time.  I'm not too worried.  But in your case, if you are, no reason not to look into an evaluation.

NotSharknado

Dd is just now talking a little more. She's nowhere near saying as much as the other kids round these parts. She's improving so I'm not too worried.

Still babbles A lot.

eatmorecupcakes

DS2 has been evaluated and has a minor speech delay.  We enrolled him in a daycare with a preschool curriculum per the evaluator and now we just kind of wait and see.  He seemed to be improving and then once we moved to the new house he has reverted to whining (eh, eh, eh, eh - I want to rip my ears off) for everything and not using as many words.  We are going to keep an eye out and if we don't see marked improvement in a few months we will ask for a referral to a therapist.

One big thing to keep in mind is that you are better off getting her evaluated now if you think there is a problem.  Under the age of three, the therapy is NOT through the school which makes it easier to get.  Once they turn 3, the help comes through the school system and there is often a long wait list.  I say it doesn't hurt to have her evaluated.

chiogirl02

I have been worried about Chase too. The daycare says he picks up on things faster than the other kids in his class but he talks way less than they do. He follows directions really well and understands but doesn't talk much. He just learned to say his own name this weekend but he can barely put the s on it. He knows about 15 words and can say the sounds of 6 animals. He recognizes stuff well too but definitely can't say as much as I think he can. I planned on asking the doctor at his 2 year check up.

unm00red

Gavin has been in speech therapy since he was 18 months old.  I'm strongly on the side of trusting your instincts and being proactive when it comes to things like speech.  I mean, what's the worst that can happen... if your child experiences a sudden surge in speech, you can always stop with sessions.

In our case, it looks like our son may have verbal apraxia as well as some other sensory and oral/motor issues.  I'm glad we ignored our pediatrician's advice to "wait and see" where he was at 2 years and got him support as early as we did.

mgarza1231

I asked her pediatrician today and she agreed that I should get her evaluated. I called ECI today and I made a referral. I hope everything works out. 

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha

mgarza1231 said:

I asked her pediatrician today and she agreed that I should get her evaluated. I called ECI today and I made a referral. I hope everything works out. 

Good luck! As others pointed out, it certainly can't hurt that you are being proactive about it. ::hugs::

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