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Advice pls, 2 1/2 yo dd with pronounceation difficulties, and behind in her speach

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motherofeve · 02/04/2008 21:04

Our dd is at nursery. They've picked up that her pronounceation is not what is should be, and that she is not stringing sentances together. Her development/social skills are not a worry other than this. They have suggested we get speach therapists involved - any advice/experience sharing greatly received!

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morningpaper · 02/04/2008 21:05

Mine is the same age and with similar problems (also picked up at nursery).

We took her to GP about 3 months ago and last week her hearing was tested (she passed). Now she can be referred to a SALT (speech and language therapist) which the GP is doing for us - we are waiting on that at the mo.

foxythesnowman · 02/04/2008 21:06

2.5?

I really wouldn't worry about it. I find it a bit strange that they are mentioning speech therapists. Not what it should be? Who are they comparing her to? She's not been speaking that long after all.

I really wouldn't worry, but perhaps see your HV for a second opinion.

blueshoes · 02/04/2008 21:09

Hi, my dd was slow in her speech as well. At her two year check (around 2.5), I raised the issue with the health visitor and she referred me to a SALT. At that point, dd's speech started taking off and so I never went to see the SALT.

I don't think she strung sentences together until many months later. But when it took off, it really took off and so I calmed down.

Perhaps you can see your health visitor about a SALT referral because I understand wait lists can be quite long.

Heated · 02/04/2008 21:09

When assessed at 2yrs by the HV they ask are they speaking in sentences and by sentences they mean putting two words together. Does you dd do this? DD is coming up to 2 and only just does this in very limited fashion.

Obviously is depends on whether she is completely unintelligble & what you think too, but 2.5 does sound to me very early.

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motherofeve · 02/04/2008 21:12

god, you folk are quick on the draw! thank you.

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morningpaper · 02/04/2008 21:12

Our GP said something along the lines of the waiting list for SALT is so long that if we put her on now she will be over 3 when she is seen

TotalChaos · 02/04/2008 21:12

don't worry - it's very early days for speech as others have said. getting a referral in now is a win/win situation - if there is a problem, there's plenty of time to iron things out, if there's no problem, then you'll have one or two appointments and be discharged. the appointments shouldn't be particularly stressful for either of you - SALT will watch how she plays, get her to look at picture books, and picture cards to get a feel for where she is at.

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motherofeve · 02/04/2008 21:17

We can understand her, as can her 4 yo db, but outside the family it is more difficult. I'll take the advice and get the referals and hope by the time we are seen it is a non issue.

Thank you

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MNersanonymous · 02/04/2008 21:45

I could have been you a few months ago. Obviously there are exceptions but they can really surprise you - it was like a switch was turned on with ds just after 2.5 or so. And there have been several more step changes since (I hate that phrase but it's a good one for this context).

He suddenly got much clearer (although still not perfect) and more fluent. I hope your ds does this and that if you do get a SALT appointment you won't need it by then.

slng · 03/04/2008 08:28

I thought it's normal that nobody but their parents understand small children up to about 4 or 5 years old ...

morningpaper · 03/04/2008 09:20

no slng I don't think that's normal at all

Tutter · 03/04/2008 09:23

ds is now 2.10yo

at christmas he was saying next to nothing and was on the referral list for SALT

yesterday he said to me "oh no, not this again, mummy" (in response to me putting the news on tv)

and "two heart shapes on the box of cereal mummy"

so there you go, it can all change very quickly

slng · 03/04/2008 09:40

morningpaper - I guess maybe in our case it gets confusing especially Chinese people who don't know which language to expect the kids to speak ... Still, I'm not worried

slng · 03/04/2008 10:06

Sorry no intention of hijacking OP.

What I mean is that understanding someone when they speak (especially when their pronunciation is not all that accurate yet) surely has something to do with what you expect them to say and therefore family has the advantage here. When DS1 was 2.6 - 3 we understood what he said but not even the CM did. Now his English is pretty good and (I think) he is understood by all who hears him (which is a lot all the time!)

All the best motherofeve - as you say hopefully it will be a non-issue by the time the appointments come!

blueshoes · 03/04/2008 10:47

ah slng, you are referring to bilingual children - who can take longer to speak/become understood. I see that happen a little in dcs' nursery.

It is a fantastic thing though. Glad your ds has caught up.

slng · 03/04/2008 11:09

Not just bilingual - it's just that LOs seem quite creative in their adoption of human language (eg why DS2 should think that "babbish" is rabbit "se" is Thomas just beats me and it certainly is NOT chinese) and it stands to reason that people who spend more time with them and who are willing to put in the effort to understand them and who get the context more often simply do understand better.

blueshoes · 03/04/2008 11:16

lol, slng

slng · 03/04/2008 11:21

I do feel unreasonably aggrieved when people don't understand them though!

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