Others who have dealt with speech delays...

greener_beaner

My son is 2 1/2 and only speaks a handful of words.  I have talked with our family physician who tells me that each child advances in their own time (I am not getting any support where the doctor is concerned).  I am worried though as he is slipping farther behind each day from where his speech level should be.  I am in the process of having him evaluated for the birth to 3 program.  I am just looking for advice from other mothers who have had children with speech delays.  What steps have you taken?  What has worked best for your child?  Etc...  Thanks for your help. 

pitterpatter129

Our buddy is the same age, but we also had Early Intervention evaluate.  He qualified and now gets speech therapy every other week.  I've noticed an improvement already!  The SLP gives us a list of things to do at home between visits eac

gremaud07

We noticed the delay early but DS was already in the early intervention for PT.  

I requested him to be evaluated through the program.  The speech therapist came out and evaluated him and took notes.  At the time he only said

smiling76

Yeah, you need to get in to early intervention.  Keep in mind that only goes until they are 3 yrs old.  Then he'll be evaluated by the school district and possibly placed in their "special education" preschool program.  It's been the BES

davis0905

Going in for an evaluation should help give you some clarity.  We got DD into speech therapy at 3 yrs old (we were too late for the "free" First Steps program) and we had to pay $100 out of pocket for each session since insurance didn't cover it.&

kcisthebombdotcom

first of all, i would switch pediatrians since clearly yours is so incompetent in child development. i'm angry for you that your pediatrician let your child go this long with so little language while still telling you it's ok.

your question isn'

chardonnay24

Our pedi identified a possible delay at his 18 month visit. We were referred for a private evaluation with a developmental pedi, speech pathologist, and audiologist. I also contacted early intervention because the wait at the private clinic was ve

MammaBear81

KC_13:

first of all, i would switch pediatrians since clearly yours is so incompetent in child development. i'm angry for y

mommytoconnor

I noticed at 18 months he seemed  to have very few words, so I asked peds and she agreed.  We were referred to EI and also speech.  Diagnosed with expressive and receptive delays.  He has been in ST thru EI for just about a year now