25 month ds. non verbal

[cheekyprincess]

Does anyone think I should be concerned by this? My ds is clearly very bright (everyone thinks that about their dc though!) And physically very advanced. But the child says nothing. He makes uh uh noises and can, to be fair, say a handful of words (off springs to mind) but none are clear.

We were thinking that perhaps we have made things too easy and now he just doesn't try. But he's getting so frustrated now.

Is it time to call in the hv?

Ok. Bullet bitten. Book ordered. Fingers crossed.

You won't regret getting the book!

After what you've all said, I'll be surprised if I do regret it! Won't be telling dp about it just yet though! He isn't big on "all that self-help rubbish". I'm engaged to a heathen!

Oh you could be describing my DH completely, he is totally averse to any "self-help" etc, and does not believe in psychology or psychiatry AT ALL (without giving too much away about myself, I am a pretty senior mental health professional, so you can imagine this makes for interesting conversation!). I got him to look at it by explaining that it is just "practical tips" to help DS (and that is how the book is presented anyway), and he has read some of it so far (and I found the book in the loo, so he is clearly continuing to read)

It helps that it is a very simply/intuitively laid out, and beautifully and copiously illustrated book. My DH is highly intelligent but very much dyslexic and getting to read a book of any kind is not easy, reams of text would just turn him right off, no matter what it said.

Have told him its coming, but not that I actually paid money for it. Yet. He's not well so asking no questions (phew!)

I would have loved to work in that field. Couldn't get my head around all of the essays though so gave psychology up after a levels and stuck with chemistry and dabbling with dog training. It is truly a fascinating area though.

Oh, um hi @Mohit1234! Well, the child in question is now 14. He, as those who advised me at the time said would happen, just got there on his own. by the time he started nursery, he had a decent vocab for his age and spoke clearly.

i often wish he’d stayed mute 😖

@Mohit1234 he was dc1 so I was still a holier than thou parent. He had almost no screen time. From memory, it was the CBeebies bedtime hour only. I think he was around 2.5 when he was properly talking, but it was gradual so I’m struggling to pinpoint it now.

he always understood though. That was never the problem. He was just lazy with his words