Hi everyone, I just wanted to get a bit of advice really. My son has recently turned two. We noticed that he has still not said his first word at about 18 months old. After a number of appointments it was found that he had glue ear which was affecting his hearing.
He had grommets inserted and his adenoids removed back in April, and a positive hearing test a few weeks after.
Since then he has been seeing a private speech and language therapist, Who we’ve actually stopped seeing now. She said that he wasn’t making much progress, and the way it came across when she spoke to us very much like she had given up on him so we’ve obviously stopped using her.
There are also other things that play here which I’m a bit worried about, he doesn’t wave or point. However, on speaking to a senco individual at Nursery she is sad that this is all part of communication and will come so it’s not really something to worry about.
He seems to have found his own way of communicating we hold our hand and takes us to what he wants, or pick up what he wants for example his bottle if he wants water.
He doesn’t really play with other children, doesn’t seem to have much interest in colouring role-playing etc. Although perhaps it is a bit too young for this.
Anyone else had a similar experience with their little one, obviously a bit anxious in terms of his development.