We suspect that one of our adopted toddlers, who is nearly 3 years old might be speech delayed. However, we don’t know for sure. He understands everything we say, follows instructions well and tries to communicate, but he doesn’t really put more than two or three words together when trying to form a sentence. Most of what he says is quite basic (normally just one or two words) and also difficult to understand. Comprehension is fantastic, but language seems delayed. He is the younger brother and his older brother does talk a lot (more than most children) which often leads to him listening more than talking.
I understand that the NHS offer speech and language therapy for free. As anyone used the NHS for this type of support? Also, would this sort of issue normally be covered by post-adoption support or would agencies normally refer you to the NHS?
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JohnPA · 15/01/2020 20:40
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