My DS2 is turning 2 in a couple of weeks and he isn't saying anything. He doesn't say any words at all, and he can sometimes imitate some animal sounds (sometimes-rarely). I am starting to panic a bit - mostly because he had a hearing test earlier this week and his hearing is OK, but the specialist said that his speech 'delay' isn't due to his hearing, implying that it was due to something else.
First, it is the first time that someone actually tells me that my DS has a speech delay. Second, the implication that DS's speech delay was due to a cause (apart from the fact that some kids just speak later than others). The hearing specialist told me that Ds's behaviour doesn't appear to be normal for his age.
I saw the health visitor yesterday and she also gave me the impression that she thought something wasn't right with DS. She is refering me to a team of pediatric development specialists for a full assessment of his mental development.
To be honnest, I am surprised with all this fuss because to me, DS doesn't have a behaviour or development problem. He communicates in many ways, looks at people in the eyes, points, grunts, plays well with other kids, underrstand many many things that I tell him, loves his books, his toys, his brother. He is a very happy little chap and he loves running around like a normal 2 yo. He is cheeky sometimes, and he does have tentrums once in a while, but isn't that normal? He doesn't have any repetitive play (which I think is a sign of autism), he is sensitive to other people's feelings (he will be upset if his brother is upset, for example)...
I have been on a waiting list for an assessment with speech therapists and the appointment is next week, I am looking forward to seeing them but at the same time dreading it. I am scared that they will tell me that something is wrong.
Should I really panic at this stage? There are so many people who tell me that their kid didn't speak before the age of 2...