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Poll for Moms with Boys
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Yesterday my DS had his 2 year check up. I mentioned that I was slightly concerned he's not talking as much as his sister did at this age. He has 5 words he says consistently and then occasionally will throw in a few animal noises. I know that boys normally develop language slower than girls and the doctor said that us being bilingual might be causing some of the delay also. She recommended going to see a speech therapist just to make sure there wasn't anything else. I'm just wondering when other boys started talking.
- When did your son start talking?
- Did you do anything to aid in the process?
- If you went to a speech therapist did it help?
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Luca didn't even call me anything until he was 2.. He maybe had 5 words... He talks nonstop now... Personally, I wouldn't worry about it.
I worried at the time, but right after he turned 2 he started talking nonstop!
1. His speech exploded right after he turned two. I'm talking a crazy explosion all at once. Before that, he had a bunch of animal sounds and probably 15 or so words.
2. We had him evaluated for Early Intervention at around 22 months. He did qualify for services at that time because he was 7-8 months behind in expressive speech.
3. The lady did one session, then I had the baby, so we didn't have her over for awhile. By the time she came back, he was speaking in full sentences. Just two months after his initial evaluation, she roughly estimated he was speaking at a 33-month level. We discontinued the program.
If you are thinking of going the Early Intervention route (through the state and either free or almost free depending on your situation), I would get the ball rolling now because it takes some time to set up all the appointments and get evaluated. The program only lasts until they are three, and then it's through the school district. Those services are a lot harder to qualify for. If you're thinking about doing private speech therapy, I would probably set up an appointment for a couple of months out just so you have it in case you don't see improvement. We also did a hearing test because that's pretty much the first thing the speech person will ask about.
I don't regret starting services because it was starting to worry me, and it felt good to be proactive. Would he have had the same explosion without the speech therapy? Almost certainly yes since it was only one session (plus coaching for us to know what to do to help). But I had no way of knowing that explosion was coming.
Go with your gut! It'll all work out.
Cameron isn't talking much still and he's 26 months.
We have been doing speech therapy through ECI for the last two months and honestly ehhhh. I don't see any more progress than we were seeing consistently anyway.
I have an appointment scheduled with an ENT just to rule out all things medical and we will go from there. We've had his hearing tested and that came back fine. He's never had an ear infection or any problems so I didn't think that would be an issue but did it again to rule out the possibility.
He functions fine other than being non-verbal but I'm waiting for the big explosion too. I'm sure I might change my mind when it happens though :-)
Hang in there.
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And obviously I can't add because he's 29 months
Sam was delayed. At his 2 year check up we also were concerned, and the pediatrician said it wasn't really anything to be alarmed about just yet, but that we should get him checked out by a therapist if we wanted. We did, and we did private therapy for a couple of months. We probably would have waited, but we thought at the time that we'd be leaving for Singapore in 6 months from then, so we wanted to be proactive in case Singapore didn't have good speech therapy services.
He developed and was on track quite quickly. I do think he would have been fine without it, but that's just my instinct looking back. If we hadn't had the possible overseas move pending, I would have waited until he was 2 1/2 or so to go forward with therapy.
DS had his first word (bye bye) at 11 months, then it really slowed down. He had mama, dada, dog, ball, and a few others at 18 months and at 2 years only had about 20 words he used consistently. I was slightly worried, pedi wasn't really. She said we would readdress the issue at 2.5, but now he repeats everything you say, makes sentences, basically there's no more delay of any kind LOL. And all this really happened since Christmas. My SIL is a SLP and she wasn't ever worried about him. Try not to worry, I'm sure he'll catch up here really soon!
DS isn't saying any real words yet, but he has had a lot of babbling recently. We went ahead with an ECI evaluation (at the suggestion of his pedi) and they determined that he was behind in speech only, about 6 months. He is scheduled for his first session with a bilingual aide next week. His pedi also suggested a hearing evaluation, which is Friday.
It's odd..every now and then, he replies"yes" to questions and mimics our phrases. But no "ma-ma" or "da-da" specifically toward me or DH...just babbling repetition. We know he understands what we say...we'd worry more if he didn't.
I had concerns at his 12 and 18 month checkups, my pedi wasn't concerned.
In the past 6-8 weeks he's had a massive language explosion. Like, he says things that I had no idea he knew, or knew how to say, or knew what they meant. Sometimes he will ask me something and I just stare at him because he catches me so off guard. He also (out of nowhere) started talking in sentences. One day I dropped his fork and he said "I get it momo". I was dumbfounded.
I would have an evaluation if it will put your mind to ease, but I would probably wait it out a little longer. It wasn't too far after his 2nd birthday that he just turned a corner, and it seems like it happened overnight.
1. Probably said first word around 9 months. Was making all of the animal sounds by like 14 months, then big verbal explosion around 18 months.
2. No, but he is in daycare, so has constant talking from various ppl all around, and he's just a social butterfly on his own.
3. N/A
Lucas said a lot more - earlier than #2 - around 18 mos. it took off. I didn't see him to be slower than the girls in his classes. He wasn't incredibly gifted, but he was ahead of the curve. He just acquired language quickly. It was his thing. The flashcards at school helped him, but he was ready to do those things.
Our second doesn't say as much at 18 mos. He says a few words and many of them are animal sounds more than words. He'll break out with "dinosaur train" and then go silent again.
I'm fine with #2s progress. He says the right number of words per pediatric charts. He is also obviously working out other things faster than his brother did. He can climb better, throw better, etc. I really think he's just concentrating on different things than his brother did.
Have you noticed things your son is more adept at than your daughter was at the same age?
My baby is just 7 months, but everyone is different. It does not matter if it is a boy or girl.
But my son is very social and chatty, and interactive