How many words can your 18 month old say or sign?

[BigWeeHag]

Just wondering what the range is, DS2 has no words and only a few signs (pointing, waving, "where") but communicates well anyway, he does babble.

DS1 has ASD and SALT kept telling me he was fine, DS2 is a very different child, but the HV thinks his speech is delayed.

SO, what do your kids do? (This is proper science, innit. )

DD has about 100 words, but can't walk yet.

Swings and roundabouts, eh?

My DS said nothing at until 2yrs. He is exceptionally bright now. My DD would hold a decent conversation at 18 months. I would say my DGD said nothing at 18 months she will be two this week and has changed greatly since then and is making sentence. IMO its too soon for any real concern.

DS1, DS3: one spoken word plus

DS didn't talk until he was 2.5, then his first word was 'helicopter'.

He seemed to go from mute to full sentances overnight - Now he is nearly 5 and I can't shut him up!

DD is 16m and has 3 or 4 words, I won't worry if this doesn't expand in the next year. It's a cliche but they really do do it in their own time!

DS is 19mo, maybe has 5 words max but will lose a word when he gains one

My DD is 19 months, can say "babababa" and "mim mim mim". The HV told us this week that it's nothing to worry about in her case. DD is very good at getting her views known by pointing A LOT though, she is very communicative that way.

20 mo DD has been charging around since she was 10 mo but can only say about 10-15 words clearly. It has increased quite quickly in the last couple of weeks, at 18 months she could probably only say about 5 words. She can understand lots of simple questions and requests though; "go and get teddy" and "do you want a banana?" for example. And she can point really well

As long as your DS2 can understand things that you ask/tell him and is trying to communicate, then I wouldn't worry too much. As others have said, it's too soon to really worry.

In dd's case, nothing at all. I raised my concerns with the HV at around 2.3 and got an appointment for a SALT soon after, as a precaution. But then dd's speech suddenly took off.

By schoolage, there was no difference between her and other children.

If it takes a long time to see a SALT, would not hurt to get yourself on the SALT wait list. Otherwise I would say it is a little early to be concerned.

DD said virtually nothing. Spoke to the HV several times.

DS ws referred to a speech therapist via school. ST thought that DS was fine but was really concerned about DD.

Waited till she had her 2.5 year check with HV and discuased it again. They said that they would just watch her for to see if she understands what is being said and she does.

She is 2.10 now and never bloody shuts up! Its come really quickly. She went from saying nothing to 5 words in a row in one week.

If your DS listens and understands then I wouldn't worry too much.

One or two words at 18m, ish. He is 22m now and says car and ball, Tat (postman Pat) and a few other sort of words. DS1 was the same but not long after he hit two he started to pick up speaking very quickly.

DD had about 50 words and signs at that age.

DD2 is 18 months. She consistently says dada, mama, baby, gone and has noises for dog, cat, snake, horse, cow - as in wruff for dog, moo etc

Sometimes she says a word once and we don't hear it again.

In my opinion she is developing perfectly. She understands EVERYTHING we say, even quite complicated instructions and gets her point across in her own way.

She even managed to 'tell' on dd1 the other day. DD1 poked her in the chest during a disagreement and when DH came home hours later she went to him, pretended to cry and showed where her sister had poked her

my ds is 18months, he can only say mum, and baby but i dont think he know what they mean. he doesn't point or try to communicate in any way.
I'm very cautious about going to see my hv as she is utterly useless, everything is normal to her, even 6 ear infections in 1 year and ds being admitted to yorkhill childrens hospital and being put on oxygen.

My DS is 21mo and doesn't say much spontaneously, although he will repeat almost anything simple He has a good range of animal noises (moo, baa, meow, woof, roar, oink), can say wee, poo and bum, there, car, cat, and just recently has added 'more?' which seems to have solved a lot of his communication problems

He does, however, understand, pretty much everything and is able to make himself understood via the universal language of the gesture.

dd4 (*19months) has about 20 words, or approximation of words.

but only started walking 4 weeks ago, and can only take a few steps at a time.

DD (almost 17 months) seems to have over 100 words on a quick count (but then I keep thinking of other ones) that DP and I did to amuse ourselves. This doesn't include mummy/mammy (she has 2 mums!) or animal noises. Many of them are pretty indistinct though - her (biological) mum was early to talk. Not sure how much it means really , although it would be far too early to be worried, assuming everything else is ok.

She only started walking this week just gone though

Oh, I missed out some important ones: 'oh dear!', 'oh no!' and 'uh-oh!' It seems DS has inherited my melodrama gene..

They're all so different at that age. DD spoke fairly fluently, long sentences and easily understood. DN said nothing at all. Both NT, developmentally fine. The spectrum of normal is vast.

I wouldn't worry - most kids develop at their own rate. Both my DDs talk the hind legs off donkeys, my 2nd DD is 19m now but already has a huge vocabulary, not very well pronounced words in some cases (she doesn't like hard consonants!), but definite words and is starting to make little sentences like "tickle daddy arm" when doing just that.
On the whole, the girls I know have talked a lot earlier than the boys, but the boys catch up in their own time and there's little difference to be seen by the now 3 year olds.

My DD started talking at 7-8 months, spoke in full proper six/even workd sentences at around 13-14 months and has a vocabularly of around 400 words and is fully conversant at 18/19 months. She is also beginning to read words and count numbers.

It can actually be a bit embarrassing as prodigious and constant talking draws comments all the time and I can tell sometimes it's from concerned mothers.

Sorry, I don't mean to be stealthily boasting, just posting because a) it's useful to see there is a vast range of behaviour on a thread like this, b) it makes up for her absolute nightmarish sleep habits which I'd been told would affect her development by various CC advocates.

She does repeat some things I say to her after I've said it, echolalia as the above poster said. But I'm now concerned re ASD! Tell me this is normal. Most of what she says is entirely proactive though.

ds2(19 mths) no recogniseable words. had mama and dada, but no longer hearing those. babbles alot. understands everything. will go and get his sandals. i say "ooookkkkaaaayyyy" when dinner is ready, runs and gets himself into booster. so funny.
keeps reminding herself that they are all different. no need for salt concerns yet. reminds herself.. reminds herself. was maybe a bit over anxious becasue of tongue tie, but sure it will be fine.
please don't worry OP.