So my DS has incredibly delayed speech. He is 29 months old. We were seeing a private speech therapist but nothing really progressed. We've finally seen an NHS SALT person and DS begins therapy with her in 3 weeks time (the waiting list in our area is long and oversubscribed).
We did makaton/play therapy/toddler groups/play dates. Some progress, but very little on a whole.
He does all non verbal communication. He has about 45 words now, and 2-4 phrases that are very infrequent but used in the right context. He is generally quite well behaved.
When we had our first SALT visit they suggested that we should put him in nursery as soon as we could.
She suggested one that had good SALT support and since this nursery does have a space open, I've decided I'll put DS in.
Will nursery really help him? Or will he be lost in the crowd? He has tonnes of allergies, of which are red fruits+eggs. I will definitely make the nursery aware of this, but whats the likelihood that they will remember? I'm having anxiety issues thinking of him trying to trade his approved snacks with someones strawberry.
Is there anything I can put on him (he refuses bracelets) that makes sure he doesn't eat certain things? He's non verbal so he can't really say 'no red fruits+eggs' and tbh he's been trying to eat tomatoes for almost a week. (I eat tomatoes in private--I eat them like apples).
He does love to play with other children and is generally sociableshares his snacks/holds handshugs. I'm afraid that I've started to hope he'll develop better speech when he goes, is it possible?