I've come to this thread because of the traffic.
Basically - I am interested in real life stories about late talkers, if you have any? AIBU to be extremely worried about my DD?
My DD is 3 and a half and has only just started talking. Until recently she communicated by pointing and gesturing and saying "uh uh" sounds. She now says some words, and asks "why?" And "what's that?" Quite a lot.
Speech and language therapist said her understanding was good - she understands complex instructions. It's mostly her speech - expressive language delay. However, she had a bit if an issue with pronouns.
Her childminder speaks Hindi. It has suggested that the exposure to another language may have contributed to the expressive language delay.
A colleague (who used to be a nursery teacher) suggested that late talkers tend to go on to be dyslexic. AIBU to worry about this?
Stories about either late talkers or dyslexia will be appreciated.
Thanks.