speech therapy?

[WitchyWooWoo]

could anyone give me any info on speech therapy. my ds is 22 months old and had his pre 2 year check up today. the hv said that if he hasn't made any improvements re: talking then it might be wise to see a speech therapist.

he says hiya, byebye gee for juice, several animal noises, mama, dada, papa and gandad "grandad" yet understands us completely. if we say go get your shoes, he gets them, lunch time he points to the kitchen and pulls his little chair out and hovers near his table (just a couple of examples).

im a sahm so speak to him all the time. phoned dh at work and he blew up at me about this, yet im sort of not worried and know it will come.

as i said, any info/advice would be fantastic

My son got to 2 years old and I was getting the same kind of 'aren't you worried?' noises from friends. Just three months later on holiday I was congratulated by someone on my 'articulate little boy' - speaking in complete sentences and using quite long words. (He's 10 now and if he'd shut up occasionally it would be a blessing). Do you have any brothers for reference? Does your husband's mother remember when he started talking properly?

Encourage talking as much as you can with books, games, getting him to ask for things, singing songs together... I'm sure he'll twig on eventually without needing therapy.

why did your dh blow up at you? fgs

I think it's well worth getting a speech therapist involved.

in all liklihood your son will have no problems at all and his speech will come on just fine. but, if it doesn't (like my 2.5yr old) then you've just ended up prolonging the wait for therapy
we've had to wait 6 months just for a hearing test, the speech and language assessment will be another wait after the hearing check has been done

i wish they'd referred us at his 2 yr check, he'd have been seen by now!

meant to say as well, if you get the referral and by the time the appt comes you are no longer worried you can just cancel it

or, you might go and they'll say no, he's fine, which will put your mind at rest

apparently dh was a genius and spoke at 2. mum doesnt really remember specifics with me.

i guess my dh is a bit pissed that his son may have to have speech therapy (i did when i was younger as had cleft palatte when born, but i excelled in it and was pretty damn articulate)

hv is going to call me next month to talk about referring him. i read with him i tell him what hes looking at, "yes ds thats a cheese sandwich, car, plane, dog etc etc"

we're both only children (dh and i) so no references there, plus we're the only couple in our group of friends with a child, so not even able to compare and contrast

but why would he get angry? a LOT of children have speech therapy... it's nothing that either of you have done wrong, it's just one of those things

people are offering to help his child. he needs to get a grip lol

A parent of a child I know refused to allow her child to be helped by a speech therapist. She was furious at the suggestion. I think she took it as a personal insult to her parenting skills rather than the well meant support that was intended. She was also worried he would be at a disadvantage if he started school as a "labelled child". IMO, some 7 years later his speech, reading and writing skills are all significantly behind his peers.

In contrast, I have supported and cared for 3 children whose parents accepted speech therapy support. IMO this has made a significant improvement not just to their ability to communicate but also to their confidence and relationships with their peers. The children thoroughly enjoy their speech therapy activities and eagerly share them with other children and myself. Their progress and development with communication skills has natural links with other areas of learning and I strongly believe there is a huge positive effect on their learning potential. I've never heard a negative word from any parent who accepted speech therapy - nothing to lose and everything to gain JMHO

spoke to him when he get home, he apologised and i spoke to him about it. he realised that its not a big deal, he knows it isn't a bad thing, or something to be worried about. he was just being silly