Nephew not talking

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KMD88 · 29/08/2022 20:51

My daughter is 21 months and is very advanced with her speech.

My nephew is 2 next month and he isn't saying any words he makes sounds and babbling noises mainly 'eek''ah' etc but that is all.

My sister doesn't seem concerned that he isn't saying a single word and thinks it's cute....should I say something to her? She can be very difficult so I'm wary about upsetting her. But I’d have thought she would realise?

I know all children are different but I'm worried for him. He goes to nursery too and I'd have thought they would have mentioned something but they haven't!

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Tiredalwaystired · 30/08/2022 19:10

Dibbydoos · 29/08/2022 21:52

A woman in a supermarket came up to me in an aisle, out of nowhere, and shared with me her worries about her son who was 3 and didn't talk. She had seen me chatting with my DD who was about 2. I told her that Einstein didn't talk until he was 5 which is true - he apparently could talk but couldn't be bothered to. He preferred listening. She smiled, said she didn't know that, thanked me and carried on shopping.

I personally think we should stop measuring progress in this way. Yes check for medical milestones - it's an issue if a child can't walk, feed themselves, chew their food etc etc but talking is only one part of communication and, in fact, its a very small part of it.

At his age, he's still plenty young enough to talk and if he is non verbal, so what? The world would be a sad and boring place without neurodiversity, embrace it :)

It’s widely considered that Einstein had Asperger’s

www.newscientist.com/article/dn3676-einstein-and-newton-showed-signs-of-autism/

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