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October 2011 Moms
patchen30
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Speech Delay?
patchen30
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We took LO to the pedi for his 15 month check up and she said he's a little speech delayed. She said he should have 5 words, and he basically only says "uh oh" and babbles a LOT, one babble including "mamama" and "dadada". Occassionally he'll say something that sounds like a real word, but then he won't say it again so I wonder if it's a coicidence that his babbling sounds like a real word. He can also imitate us pretty clearly.
He points at things and makes noises but they're not intelligible. As far as what he understands...I'm not sure. Somtimes he does follow simple directions ("press the button on your toy") and sometimes he doesn't ("give Momma a kiss"). It seems to depend on his mood.
He's very physical, always climbing, throwing balls, etc. He's also very engaged and laughs a lot and makes great eye contact.
Pedi said to call early intervention to get on their list since it can take months to get to you. Now I'm worrying. Anyone have any experience?
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Re: Speech Delay?
Well if your pedi suggested making an appt I would because you can always cancel it later. But honestly I really wouldn't worry. Lots of kids catch on later and catch up in no time.
And I think it's impossible to say what they really "understand" since their behavior is so much about their mood and they guess a lot.
I don't think you should be worried but I'd go ahead and make the appt anyway.
This is pretty much what I was going to say. At DS's 15 mo they asked if he knew 3 words which he does. Also, many of these words are not very clear so unless they are put into context I may not catch them. DS's daycare says he talks a ton, but they are around babies all of the time, and probably understand his words a whole lot more than I do. For example, one of the kids at daycare is now saying my son's name (nawnaw) per the daycare teacher. I would never pick up nawnaw as my son's name!
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I have the same worry but my pedi said we'd discuss it at her 18 month appt since she very clearly understands. She only really says "uh-oh" and babbles A LOT. She waves bye & makes the same noise each time, but it's certainly not "bye". Her daycare teachers say she is very understanding & very cooperative.
I was worried that it was a problem with speech development - ie: actually forming the words. I guess we'll see in April.
I also think it was a little bit of an overreaction but I would still make the appointment and cancel it if not needed. It is better to be proactive, it can not do him any harm.
Einstein didn't talk until he was three. Just saying.
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Patchen, coming from the field of special education, I wholeheartedly beleive that you should just have a speech pathologist come "screen" him. It's free, just takes a little bit of your time and you'll get answers probably right then.
Abby has had EI services since 2 months old and I swear by them. We just had a 6-month review and we decided to have the speech pathologist come take a look at her, because she only says one word "dada," but she doesn't but her lips together at all to even try to make a "b" or "m" sound -- not even when babbling. She just goes around saying "d", "g", and "n" -- all sounds using your tongue at the roof of your mouth. While her expressive language (what she says) is an issue, her receptive language (what she understands) is great. Our team still agereed that it would be best to have a speech pathologist come out and see her.
Really in my book, it's NBD, because I feel like EI is the best thing for your child even there are only minor delays. EI has worked so well and quickly for us in other areas, that I'm hoping even suggestions from a speech pathologist will help us, even if Abby doesn't qualify for her actual services.
This does seem like an overreaction to me. My DD wasn't saying much but dada at 15 months. She didn't even say mama until 18 months. Our pedi said 2 is when we should start to think about sending to speech therapy. I was soooo worried. I swear 2 weeks before her 2nd birthday she hit this language boom. It was insane! It's like all I had been teaching her was pouring out.
Now at 2.5 she says so much! Full sentences, all her ABCs and their sounds. I can talk to her and reason with her (sometimes). She doesn't shut up now. I was so worried, and now she's perfectly fine.
I took ds1 to three different pedi at 18 months, 2 years, 2.5 and 3 to talk about his lack of words. Every doctor told me he was just not ready and that once he hit school he would bloom
It was only his 4th pedi that sent him for for an evaluation at just shy of 4.
He has progressed so far in 2 years but i can only imagine where he would be if he had gotten help sooner.
I agree with the whole "earlier the better" mentality, but I really wish there was more of a standard doctors follow since it seems like every pediatrician seems to be looking for different things at appointments. We've seen 3 words, 5 words, and my doctor was just looking for "more than at 12 months" (which I like, because really they're looking for continued growth, right?)
Especially given the fact that kids have SUCH a wide range - I know I've posted before about LBB's daycare class being predominantly October babies, and that really helps me not worry since I can see firsthand the range from A, who was speaking full "sentences" by 12 months ("What's that?") to T, who I still haven't heard say a word - and everything in between.
I agree that the pedi probably overreacted BUT there is no harm in getting him evaluated and speech therapy could be nothing but helpful.
DS is probably at a similar level, but seems to understand me. He has three signs and the pedi seemed to count them as words too. At this point it seemed as if he was talking abotu speech from a position of communicating not actually words if that makes sense.
Yeah, when we took Lo in for her gross motor skills she didn't qualify because she was ahead in other ways but the team we saw were super helpful. Someone came out to our house and then we had a separate appointment where they worked with her for about an hour. They gave us a ton of hand outs and suggestions and even gave us some supplies they use and one of them gave us her cell phone number to call if we needed any more help. Even with us working at home from their suggestions she went from not being able to sit up on her own to standing, walking, and bending at the waist in a couple months.
I honestly would not worry. B said very little at her 15 month appointment and we told the doctor that. They were not concerned. In the month since that appointment, B has added about 10 words.
Nana (banana), Dog, KiCat, Na (snack), Momma, Dadda, Woof, Ball, Eye, No (nose), and No no no.
That's it.
I just saw this post, but I am currently getting my master's in speech pathology. IMO, this isn't anything to freak out about. It sounds like LO is expressing his wants and needs & attempting to communicate. Call for EI and a SLP will come out and do an eval. and that will give you so much more information. There is a lot more than number of words that go into a speech eval and a diagnosis of a delay. If you want talk about specifics, PM me and I can give you some thing to look for. GL and try not to worry!
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