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son regressing in speech?

lazysusanlazysusan member
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I'm in early intervention, so I'm extra paranoid.  I know loss of speech is a huge red flag.  He's 3 1/2.  Lately he's been mixing in babbling with real speech.  "I want a kdjfoei momma.  I put this on the table then sndfsooin."  I think he's just playing with his language, but don't know if other's have gone through this.  I prompt him to use his words.  I just don't want the babbling to become a habit.  He's with a 2 year old all day, and I think they go back and forth with made up words.  His brother who is 10 months is starting to babble more, which could be a factor.  Anyone else go through this?
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  • JOEBunnyJOEBunny member

    My daughter who uses words like ""Actually" and "Extraordinary" in her regular speech, does the made up word thing too.  She does it more when she plays by herself, but also I think when she doesn't know a word or can't remember it at the time.  Never even occurred to me to be worried.  Her teachers tell me she is very advanced in her speech.

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  • calico77calico77

    Mine has definitely been experimenting in babbling lately---not sure why.  He was 3 in January and talks well for his age.  I was in EI for 2 years and have worked with children with Autism for over 10 now....can you evaluate him yourself or have one of the evaluators do it?  I know in GA that 3 is the cutoff but I'm sure you have a Speech Pathologist connection somewhere in your EI circle.

     There are also some online things but I think they are for all 5 domains so that might not be specific enough....I know the the Ages and Stages is online and you submit and they email you back within a couple of days.

    Megan--Mommy to Owen 1.10.07 and Gibson 5.11.10
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  • femmegemfemmegem member
    DS makes up words all the time to be silly. It also never even occurred to me that this was worrisome. I usually make up words back (he does a lot of nonsense word rhyming) and we make a game of it. It totally cracks him up.
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  • SumnerBrideSumnerBride

    imagefemmegem:
    DS makes up words all the time to be silly. It also never even occurred to me that this was worrisome. I usually make up words back (he does a lot of nonsense word rhyming) and we make a game of it. It totally cracks him up.

    This.  And, my almost 3.5 year old DD has an almost 1.5 year old sister who's babbling, so she babbles back at her.

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  • Temp108743750006959Temp108743750006959

    can you try rhyming with him? so if he says 'it's on the table snoogin' can you make it funny and say 'snoogin loogin'? is he losing vocabulary -- forgetting the names of things he knows?

     

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  • CTFandmeCTFandme
    what femme said.  DS was 3 in January and he makes up words all.the.time.  I usually tell him I can't understand him and he says it normal. I wasn't worried until now :).  DS also has a 16 m/o sister who is babbling a lot.  I'm more worried about her not talking yet than I am about DS making stuff up. 
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  • hikerbethhikerbeth member

    My DD (just turned 4) LOVES to make up crazy words. . . then we ask her what they mean and she makes up a definition.  Her friend across the street who is about 15 months older went through that phase, too.

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  • Littlejen22Littlejen22 member
    My DS was in EI from 24mos to 30mos and is now very advanced with his vocabulary and sentences but he will sing in his own language - like "bliss blow blan, ble play bree..." for "This old man, he play 3".  He does it all the time and thinks it is very funny, and he is so sick of being tested with things like his address he will only say it funny even though he knows it and can say it right.  I think this is the age to really do that, they are using their imagination.  BUT, if you have any concerns, have him re-evaluated even by a developmental pediatrician.  I think that if he can speak somewhat normal or normal for him but mixes it with silliness it is fine but if he seems to really be losing anything then make sure nothing is wrong...and of course there are normal reasons for regression too like if he is PTing or you are having a baby, etc.
    Jen - Mom to two December 12 babies Nathaniel 12/12/06 and Addison 12/12/08
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  • emilykristene2006emilykristene2006 member

    DD is another one that makes up words and babbles sometimes. She is also very advanced in her speech. I think having a 20 month old brother has something to do with it. I laugh at DS or say, "Oh yeah?" to DS so I think she is doing it for attention.

    Like pp, she also makes up definitions to the babble!

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