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speech or lack of it in ds aged 2

15 replies

susiewoos · 21/10/2007 21:25

my ds is 2 and we are becoming concerned about lack of speech will say the odd word but nothing more even though he tries really hard. Its becoming really frustrating for him and us as i really think this will stop a lot of tantrums as he wants to communicate but struggles to. We talk to him all the time but has anyone any suggestions to help him on his way or am i just being impatient?

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ArmadilloDaMan · 21/10/2007 21:27

Have you thought about teaching him some form of signing? Like Makaton maybe, while he develops his speech. It will help his speech develop and also give him a form of communication to use to make him less frustrated.

scorpio1 · 21/10/2007 21:27

my ds2 doesnt talk much at all, and he is 3 next month.

Do you have a SALT? and do you know about makaton?

stressteddy · 21/10/2007 21:29

What is your situation? Does he go to nursery at all?
Please try not to worry (easier said than done!) - they all speak at diffrent times and have different levels of speech

2 is still quite early IMO

omeN666 · 21/10/2007 21:29

Ds really struggled with his speech at 2, he basically got to a point where he stopped communication with anyone out of the family due to being asked to repeat himself or people not understanding. He also used to throw tantrums a lot due to being frustrated so he was referred to SALT. He saw them just as he was 3 and has now been under them for a year. His improvement with age and their help has been fantastic.Now you wouldnt know he had been through such problems. If you are concerned then see your HV.I snow have dd1 who is 22mths and her speech now is a lot better than Ds at 3.

omeN666 · 21/10/2007 21:30

Sorry meant to say we did use baby sign language as a stop gap with him while waiting as it helped him to communicate the basics such as if he wanted milk or biscuits etc.

wrinklytum · 21/10/2007 21:31

I would see if you could get him assessed by your health visitor who could refer him on to speech therapy if you are concerned.My dd has a global delay with both speech and mobility and has been seen by the local childrens centre and is having input from there from speech therapy.She is nearly 2 and has about 8 words,though probably only understandable by me,apart from ca (cat) caaa (car) goh (dog) and "dadada" (daddy) HTH. XXX

wrinklytum · 21/10/2007 21:33

ps The SALT has also suggested Makaton for dd so she can communicate non vebally.There is a website.I am looking to do a baby signing class with dd too.She is nearly 2.

scorpio1 · 21/10/2007 21:34

makaton really really helps us, ds2 does about 50 signs and it helps so much. his brother (5) knows what the signs are too!

KTNoo · 21/10/2007 21:44

If you can get to see a SALT soon they should be able to give you lots of helpful advice on the way you can talk to your ds to help his language development. There is a great course called Hanen - maybe you could ask them about it?

snoozer · 22/10/2007 09:59

Has his hearing been checked?

juuule · 22/10/2007 10:23

Does he understand things that you say to him? Can he follow simple instructions? If he can, then I would say it's just a matter of time before he starts talking. One of my children didn't say much at all until he was 2 and half.
Which worried me at the time as he older brother was speaking quite well at 19m. He began talking in his own time and didn't have any problems. 2 is still quite young and not talking well at that age I would think was in normal range.
If he doesn't understand you then I would get his hearing checked as a first step.

squeegy · 22/10/2007 22:48

Really wouldn't worry. DS learnt to speak almost over night at 2.5. Went from grunting/pointing + the odd word to speaking in full sentences in less than a month. DD very different and already speaks in sentences at under 2. It really is true - they do it at their own pace.

JARM · 22/10/2007 22:55

DD2 is 2 on thursday and we only get odd words out of her.

I think as long as they can understand what you say to them and acknowledge their responses, it will come.

Up until 4 weeks ago, we had points and grunts and nothing else. We now have Mummy, Daddy, book, juice, hello, bye, baby and shoes on a daily basis. THats in the space of 4 weeks.

Hopefully she will continue to improve, but ive given her til 2.6yrs before I decide to contact HV about it.

sKerryMum · 22/10/2007 22:56

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seeker · 22/10/2007 23:06

Chat to him and read to him all the time (I'm sure you do) He's still very young - I'm sure he'll be talking very soon. And you'll womder why you ever wished he could!

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