speech problems

Anne Mommy · May 2013

DS1 doesn't talk much. He has between 25 and 30 words. The pedi said he should have 50. He also doesn't speak clearly. Except for the people who see him every day, most don't know what he says. We met with the school early education people today. I don't think we will qualify for services since he does speak and doesn't have any other delays. Any advice to help him speak more clearly or learn more words?

logoz80 · May 2013

My daughter was the same way and I still don't understand a lot of what she says, but it does get better. She didn't qualify for services, but the improvement in the past 3 months is pretty amazing. It seems silly, but my daughter is addicted to Super Why and Toy Story and has learned so much from watching both. Obviously, tv and movies aren't the greatest answers, but they helped Emma. I also worked with her with the alphabet and Super Why helped with that as well. It's not easy, just stick with it.

Cherryblossoms07 · May 2013

I would still have LO evaluated. I didn't think DD would qualify either, but she did, kind of. She had problems with articulation. She scored just above the cut off both times, we moved out of state and she has to be evaluated again, but the evaluators recommended therapy any way both times. DD has come a long way since she started therapy.

chardonnay24 · May 2013

My son qualifies for speech through EI and he has lots of words and phrases. He's always had a good number of words, but he qualified based on the quality of his speech and the way he communicates. It won't hurt to have an eval done to see if your son qualifies.

orangecurls · May 2013

You can get speech therapy through your insurance. Your pedi would first refer your LO to a speech therapist for an evaluation.

Speak in 1 and 2 word phrases and repeat, repeat, repeat. Start singing songs and nursery rhymes. The same ones over and over again. Look at books, instead of actually reading, point at objects and say what it is or what it is doing. Puzzles are good for learning nouns too. Make it fun with lots of silly sounds. 'Car, vroom, vroom. Beep beep.'

lite-bright · May 2013

I would do an EI eval. Even if he doesn't qualify, you can ask those questions of a trained professional and they can recommend resources or tactics.

You may or may not be able to get private speech therapy, if you wanted to go that route for a few sessions to get tips and advice and a professional's opinion outside of EI -- check your insurance. Some plans cover it, but many do not cover speech based on developmental delays; they only cover therapies if skills have been lost due to an injury.

lujain · May 2013

When DD had a speech delay, I read a lot about developing speech and language in young children. I found this book to be the most helpful:

https://www.amazon.com/It-Takes-Two-Talk-Practical/dp/0921145195/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368155496&sr=8-1&keywords=it+takes+two+to+talk

It's pricey but has lots of good information.

abs05 · May 2013

Call EI. You may not qualify, but you'll still get good information. It's amazing to me how different EI s from state to state.

We pursued private speech therapy. At 2 she was saying 15-20 words. Now it is 60ish. Not a great improvement, but we are getting there. DD loves going.

ThatWasAHoot · May 2013

My son was like that, now he can say everything. He speaks in complete sentences and it is crazy. It's almost like he had a random language burst. Maybe it will be like that for your LO?

Anne Mommy · May 2013

Thanks ladies. It's nice to know others did this and are fine. We had his evaluation and will hear back in 2 weeks. I'm hoping to qualify since out insurance doesn't cover delays.

pitterpatter129 · May 2013

chardonnay24:
My son qualifies for speech through EI and he has lots of words and phrases. He's always had a good number of words, but he qualified based on the quality of his speech and the way he communicates. It won't hurt to have an eval done to see if your son qualifies.

Same here. DS1 qualified through EI also, and he definitely has more than 50 words.

twirlyjack73 · May 2013

Call Early Intervention in your area & lie about the number of words he says, cut it by half. Also there's a great book on amazon called Let's talk together, it's been really fun and helpful. my boy is talking up a storm. on one exercise i saw a difference the next day. they said to take a straw & cotton ball & have him blow it across the table to help with certain muscles. the next day he was able to blow (w/o the straw like blowing out a candle) with his lips together instead up puffing up air from only his bottom lip. all the exercises are explained & fun like that. You only get EI until age 3 so call now!

hmontty · May 2013

My daughter had maybe 35 word at 2 years. She is coming out with new ones every day now --its actually surprising. She is now naming things in books, and I am taken aback every day with some new word she suddenly knows.

She did start with 2-word phrases right on schedule, though. Is your child doing that yet? I mean unique combos, not like "upside down," which go together as one "word."

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