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Is it normal for my 15 month old to know so many words?

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L0205 · 28/04/2021 16:09

My 15 month old daughter knows over 50 words, she knows the meaning and used them on a daily basis. Some of these words are in Spanish and English, for example she knows what 'bye' means as well as 'adiós' (bye in Spanish) and uses them correctly every time. She can also count to 10 in both languages and learns the words very quickly, i.e she may hear a word today and will start using the word straight away, there have been times where she has said a new word and we started asking ourselves how she learnt it and how so quickly, sometimes she picks them up from the cartoons and will remember the word and use it correctly.
She also learns most of the words to the songs we play for her on YouTube like twinkle twinkle or head shoulders knees and toes (she doesn't pronounce every word correctly but she says them). She can point at her nose, mouth, eyes, feet, fingers and she knows what they are called in both English and Spanish.
She is extremely sociable so I don't think she's autistic and she doesn't have any autism signs.
Could she be gifted? Or is this normal in 15 month olds?

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LouiseTrees · 28/04/2021 20:48

It’s either on the higher end of normal or is gifted but I wouldn’t jump to autism. I’d think you have a smart cookie on your hands.

Maggiesfarm · 28/04/2021 21:09

Your daughter certainly doesn't sound autistic, she sounds great! Some children are like yours and have a good vocabulary early on. It's nothing to worry about, enjoy it.

OpheliasCrayon · 29/04/2021 10:12

@Maggiesfarm

Your daughter certainly doesn't sound autistic, she sounds great! Some children are like yours and have a good vocabulary early on. It's nothing to worry about, enjoy it.
I don't think she's Autistic either but if she was she would still be great!
EgSk · 29/04/2021 13:38

Ya definitely above average . My 26 month old can say 200-300 words and can count to 3. At 15 months he knew about 3 words .

Jannt86 · 29/04/2021 18:24

It's a bit ahead of many her age but doesn't really mean anything. Some babies talk precociously then turn out to be quite average intelligence. Others don't talk at all until preschool age and are gifted. My 3YO was fairly slow to talk but yeh she definitely understood a lot by that age. Could point to all her body parts and understood quite complex concepts like 'behind you' etc. Just enjoy her. You might get clues but will not get much indication of how academically able she is until school age really.

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