I've had a thread about DS2's speech but a lot has happened over the last couple of days so I thought it'd be better to start a new one (if anyone can link to the previous thread I'd appreciate it).
He's just about to turn 2 and if I'm perfectly honest I've had concerns about him since he was tiny. Nothing I could put my finger on for a long time though. He's met all his milestones although they've always been at the very late end of 'normal' I think. Except for his speech which is really delayed (he has 6 words, 3 of which are recognisable to other people). Although he has some signs and communicates with those and gestures. Frustration, for both of us, is pretty commonplace though.
Yesterday he had his 2 year check which showed he excelled in fine motor skills but was way below where he should be in everything else. This is exactly what happened with his 1 year check.
Today he had a private speech therapy assessment which showed that he almost exclusively uses vowels - almost no consonants at all. She agreed with the HV yesterday that I should take him to a SALT drop in and get the ball rolling on a referral.
So, positives...
He understands an awful lot of what is said to him.
Fine motor skills.
He likes to try and work out how things work.
Good eye contact.
Very socialable with adults.
He's happy and smiley.
Negatives...
Lack of speech.
He doesn't like getting messy. Having gone to messy play once a week since Easter he's recently got to the point where he'll tolerate getting messy is the course of doing something although frequently asks to be cleaned and has to be reassured it's ok. He never gets messy on purpose.
He doesn't like other children. If a child comes up to him he freezes and just stands and stares at them. Doesn't interact with them and equally doesn't walk away.
At toddler groups he's happy to play if it's not too busy. If it gets busy he retreats to the edges, won't play with toys (he'll play with blinds, doors, chairs etc) and comes to me repeatedly to sit on my lap/for reassurance.
He seems 'younger' than his peers (it's hard to explain but he just doesn't seem to relate to the world in the same way as them).
The gap between him and his peers is growing and becoming increasingly noticeable.
Apologies for the long post - I wanted to make it as comprehensive as possible. I guess what I'm wondering is if anyone recognises this in their DC/other DCs? I've googled and have some ideas but honestly, I'm not sure if I'm right or not and I don't want to jump to conclusions.
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HHH3 · 27/11/2014 21:12
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