To ask how much your child was talking age 2?

[EricaRo]

Just that really

AS PPs have said, all my three were talkers not walkers. They didn't walk until 14/16 months...but could tell you at great length why not! Full sentences, multi-syllabic words, the lot. But all children are different.

(They are all terrific grown ups now.)

My DS was two in June so almost 2y 5mo and is starting to speak in sentences.

My elder son who is now 6 couldn’t speak like that at the same age. The words started to tumble out of his at about 2y 7mo.

Remember speech is more than speaking - you need to consider speech and language which encompasses comprehension and your DD is doing well with that. The words will come

To elaborate on what I said about her saying people's names on loop.

When DSC are here (all very much older) she will spend the duration of their stay saying "john, john, john, john"

He will reply, but she doesn't actually want anything

He will go back to whatever it is he's doing and she will start up again "john, john, john, john" for five or so minutes.

He will reply "yes"

Nothing

Not his name by the way.

It's very cute, just stuck on repetition.

Her eye contact is great, she's also very engaging with play, bringing you toys and wanting to be played with etc.

DS started joining two words just before his second birthday and is now nearly 4 speaks really well but still not 100% understandable and has never for example asked why questions. I suspect he is autistic (strong family hx) but Covid delayed us seeking diagnosis

DD is 22mo speaks in 4-5 word sentences and is a total chatterbox but I think she’s slightly ahead with speech.

At 17 months you could have a decent conversation with dd but she couldn’t yet stand let alone walk.

Now age 10 she is one of the best triathletes in the region but is very shy and quiet.

I feel like I should have learnt something from that but I’m damned if I know what that is!

I would second Brigit OP, and suggest getting her hearing checked just to rule out any issues there.

He will go back to whatever it is he's doing and she will start up again "john, john, john, john" for five or so minutes.

Honestly I would put this down to just trying to get his attention but she doesn’t have the words yet to get a conversation going. I remember my DS shouting his uncles name over and over then laughing his head off every time he went back to what he was doing. Do you think it could be this?

She has had a hearing test and passed with flying colours thankfully.

With regards to saying her siblings name on loop, it may well be that she just likes having his attention. She's utterly obsessed with him, in a loving way.

I think I may be guilty of looking for something that probably isn't there because I've known since the beginning that autism runs in her paternal side of the family, so it has been something I look out for.

It's reassuring that she doesn't sound very delayed.

My first didn't say much until around 14 months, started using occasional words and then at 19-20 months swallowed a dictionary and started speaking in full sentences by 2 with 2-3 syllable words.

His younger DD however still doesn't say much at 20 months.

Mine could only say about 10 words by 2. He then started nursery and he came on leaps and bounds. He's 4 now and does not shut up...like ever, and his pre school said his speech is absolutely amazing and they assumed he'd been talking from a very young age.

Mine was just about saying odd words he was really good at communicating in other ways tho. He’s now 2 and 3 months and his speech has come on leaps and bounds x

My DD is just two and has a decent range of words. We don't get full sentences yet, but we do get three or sometimes four words together.
She is more of a talker than a walker though, she can walk just fine but still wants help on even a tiny slope or doorway threshold, and is just about starting to run (and mostly then falling over her own feet!).

2 sons- not at all but good comprehension

1 daughter - bilingual and chatty

DS is 22 months and has about 15 words all learnt in the last week. He doesn't talk much and doesn't really seem to associate them with much e.g. he will say mama and dada but I'm not really sure he associates mama with me. He points and makes gestures. He brings me things he wants.

He also started walking at 9 months stopped for two months and resumed at 11 months. He said his first words mama and dada on his first birthday and was dead quiet until last week. He is ahead of all his physical milestones and makes eye contact, laughs, is very sociable and greets everyone with a smile and a wave. he understands instructions.

I was really concerned about his lack of speech, but HV isn't concerned because he is bilingual and ahead of his other milestones. I am hoping he will have more words and will be using them to refer to things and people by his 2nd birthday.

My oldest was a chatterbox, my youngest spoke 3 “words” by age 2/2.5 (muh, dah and no)

He also had issues with food, refused to be cuddled or held, some friends asked if he was on the spectrum

But you know, kids are all different, and everyone is in the spectrum somewhere (as it’s a spectrum)

Was glad we never tried to label him as anything, as he’s now a bog standard teen getting on with life.

Our eldest was on a developmental -risk register with regular check ups in hospital . At his two-year check-up he still only spoke 5 words.

Just a late starter.

ds 1-4 all early talkers, full sentences before 2
dd at 2 said about 3 words, she is now 5 and doesn't stop talking.
ds2 and ds3 used to head butt the floor when throwing tantrums they are both on the spectrum, no hand flapping and ds3 didn't start walking on he's toes until he was 13 years old, so for about a year now.
no toe walking from ds2 but they both didn't walk until they were 15 and 16 months old.

Didn't read absolutely everything but if you're concerned don't let people tell you "she sounds fine" without some proper advice. She might be or your suspicions might be correct. Contact your local SLT service if they have a helpline, or talk to your HV and say you have specific concerns about SLT and would like some advice. If you're specific it can help to discuss things more specifically.

My SS is 3 and doesn’t talk at all apart from 1-10 numbers and a few odd words

I wouldn’t worry 😁 she will get there

Eldest only had one word between 18 months and 22 months. By 2 he could use some short sentences. By 2.5 he was considered above average in speech.

Youngest seemed to be developing speech quite well up until 2, then severely slowed down. He has many, many words and can sight read singular words. He cannot communicate though, no 'can I have a drink', 'I don't like it', 'I want to watch Bing' or anything that is not repetitive from a TV show he likes. He's a month off 3 now.

Both my children are not 'typical' though. Eldest is already on a pathway for possible autism (his speech wasn't the key issue here) and looks like the youngest will get a referral at some point for speech therapy if things don't improve. However, it could all still change in a matter of weeks.

Most children have a 'language explosion' between 2-3, so generally it's nothing to worry about if a 2 year old isn't talking much.

Didn't read absolutely everything but if you're concerned don't let people tell you "she sounds fine" without some proper advice.

I agree with this. If you have a gut feeling that something’s going on, there’s no harm in raising it with your GP or HV.

My DD has a learning disability. At 2, she had some words, would request things, very friendly and sociable with adults. Nonetheless, I felt something else was going on (very sensory, variable eye contact and joint attention, lack of focus, lots of flapping, among other things) and she was diagnosed with autism at 3.

All that sounds perfectly normal for a just turned 2 year old, if that's what you're asking. Both of mine were very talkative and were talking in sentences before 2, but dh didn't utter a word until he was 2.5. He also didn't walk until around then either. He was otherwise perfectly developmental fine and neurotypical, and grew up to be perfectly successful and clever. He was just a bit slower getting there and probably a little bit lazy.

Mine is a boy and he’s been quick to walk (was fully walking at 9 months) but struggled to talk until about 7 months ago when it just “clicked” now the magic trick is getting him to shut up!

DS is an only child and was talking in complete sentences by 12 months and walking by 13 months. His little friend was the youngest of three and wasnt talking clearly until 4 years ago. I think it's common when they have siblings