Anybody else's child had this kind of SN??

[teaaddict2012]

my ds is 2 and at nursery has been assigned a 'special needs co-ordinator'

I know their were concerns about speech, other than a few words,
he didn't start speaking until he was about 2. He is coming on a lot in a short time being with other children, but he is still essentially catching up.
I was really pleased with his progress but apparently an inclusion officer saw him for a bit ,
and said she still had concerns about his speech I did crush a bit inside as he's made so much progress.

There are also issues with his 'self control' he gets hyper beyond belief and finds its physically hard to calm down. I have been told the 2 can be linked as not being able to articulate yourself can create frustration else where. But I'm wondering if they have serious concerns they haven't told me.
I'm really scared to have a child with behavioural SN I really am.

Has anyone else experienced this?

I would post this on the Special Needs board, I'm sure you'll get plenty of support there

Re-post on the Special Needs Children Board.

You need to go to your GP and ask to be referred to a proper Speech and Language Therapist for a proper assessment.

You need to say more about the non-speech problems, I presume that's real worry OP has?

They would be scare mongering to speculate too much & fill your head with maybe problems; they'd be irresponsible if they could see something obvious and not tell you it was obvious. So I would take the lack of specific info as a good sign that there's nothing wrong but his speech, which is a very common problem to have (& one that can be fixed).

Several DC had significant speech delay, so that part never worries me. One of them also has had behavioural problems, but they weren't evident until he was well over 4yo.

Its just a putting sentences together of like 5 + words he is sill working on.

that isn't a significant problem at 2!
How 2 is he, just 2 or nearly 3?
Where do you live, teaddict? Is it the USA?

2 and a half, he does have a lisp and pronunciation aswell. No i'm in the uk.
He has self control/hyperactivity issues too which makes me fear its ADHD.

And the stigma it gets makes me worry. my sis has severe autism which had a similar stigma it was essentially the ADHD of the nineties people didn't even pretend to be tolerant. I'm terrified to possibly go through that again.

It may be something , it may be nothing. Impulsive and overexcited behaviour is typical of toddlers/preschoolers. However if you agree that his speech might be an issue there is no harm in following that up and it may lead to further assessments and SALT. Early intervention is beneficial and may well mean the problem is shorter term than if left until school age. Has his hearing been tested ? Any history of glue ear for example which may affect how he senses the enviroment and could affect his understanding and speech development.

I am not an expert, although I have tried to read up on ADHD (reckon DS2 has it), but I believe that adhd is very hard to diagnose so young; in other words, that won't be their concern.

An obvious lisp would be a concern.

Please do ask on SN board for more expertise.

I was told by two speech and language therapists that they like all children who have any sort of speech or language delay to be checked out as early as possible. This means that they see loads of children who simply have a delay that will sort itself out but they also get to see the ones with a disorder much earlier and are more able to help them.

This means that staff in Early Years settings are encouraged to identify any delays as soon as possible and make referrals to SALTs asap if their own intervention in unsuccessful.

Chances are your son's delay won't mean he has significant difficulties and he'll be fine very soon but if it does he should get help early on and this could make a big difference to his outcome.

have you had his hearing checked recently? our SALT doesn't do this routinely which is madness, I'd rule a physical impairment in or out of the equation before following up SN or SALT

I'm definitely thinking of a GP.

I know theres nothing wrong with his hearing hes very 'reactive' and does copy what we say , just with a lisp.
Its more asking putting sentences together.