Very worried - 2 year old not talking at all

[kyra86]

My DD turned 2 in September, she’s a very independent, cheeky and bubbly little girl. She understands everything we say/ask. However, she is saying absolutely nothing! She started saying words like Mama, Daddy, Bob bob, Peppa at around 16 months but then completely stopped. She has been going to nursery 2 full days a week and they have stated she likes to play alone and sometimes just watches the other children in a corner. She sleeps and eats well, she enjoys spending time with her grandparents/aunties. We try to read with her, do nursery rhymes, drawing etc but she is that typical toddler age where she does become quite distracted!

She’s been seen by an NHS speech therapist but unfortunately the appointment was bang right in the middle of nap time so she was extremely grumpy and uncooperative. They have referred her to paeds and audiology. I’m sure there’s nothing wrong with her hearing.

I’m very worried about potential autism. We’ve seen a private speech therapist who was very helpful but said she is too young to diagnose autism just now.

Has anyone had similar experiences? People keep telling me she’ll talk in her own time, it’s more the no talking and not interacting at nursery that’s worrying me.

Thanks

One very worried mum!

@ArseInTheCoOpWindow
No she is not shy for others honestly. She likes to play alone in nursery because she only goes 3 times a week and she started 3 months ago. Her nursery said it is completely normal not to speak early especially because we are bilingual at home.

If she’s still not talking you need intervention.

Does she talk in certain situations?

@Mohit1234 @ArseInTheCoOpWindow
actually my daughter started talking more at 2 years and 8-9 months. She just turned 3 and is talking in 2 words sentences understands everything. And trying to copy new words all the time. She is also learning 3 language at the same time

Hi my daughter turns 2 next week. She has no speech but has just started counting to 10 and saying a bit of the alphabet. She doesn’t engage with her older brother who’s almost 4 who also had speech delay didn’t speak until 3 but he had understanding, where as she has no understanding. She doesn’t want to play with him or anyone at nursery. When younger her eye contact was fine but she doesn’t like to make much anymore. It’s gotten a lot better with interventions. She sometimes responds to her name and is very clingy to me. She doesn’t pretend play but only fills and empties baskets with toys e.g with pencil colours or any object but has to be many of them. She has started building towers with blocks after repeating this activity with her nearly everyday for weeks. Help? Advice? Thanks

@zeenat26 I would speak to your health visitor about a speech assessment.