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Late talker

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Mummybobs123 · 18/02/2024 10:30

I am hoping you can give me some positive stories here! My 26 month old ds is still not talking. He was premature (born at 28 weeks) so corrected age is around 23 months. He met all other milestones within the expected ranges but his communication and speech seems very behind where he should be for actual age and his corrected age. He says 2 words consistently (‘there’ when asked where something is, ‘this’ when he points at something he wants) and has said a handful of other single words but not consistently or clearly. His receptive language and understanding is very good. He follows instructions and can identify hundreds of objects/animals/body parts/colours/ people etc. He is a very social little boy, he is also very physical- loves running, climbing etc. He babbles and talks in his own little language all day long but nothing that resembles actual words/sentences. My GP and HV don’t seem worried and neither did his paediatrician at the hospital. We have been referred to nhs SALT but expecting a long wait, at least a couple of months. I am so worried..Should I be?!

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ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 18/02/2024 10:38

Mine didn’t talk properly until he was 3.

Later turned out he was dyslexic and that was hampering his speech.

He’s a journalist now.

Caspianberg · 18/02/2024 10:42

Ds didn’t talk at his 2 year check. But we live abroad and his paediatrician said it’s very normal and actually most children don’t start until nearer 2.5, therefore they only check speech at 3 year check.

My Ds started odd word around 24-26 months, but hardly anything. Within 6 months he was speaking full sentences. Now, at almost 4 he’s speaking in 2 languages

Mummybobs123 · 18/02/2024 11:16

Thank you. Can I ask @Caspianberg did you do anything to “help” him talk after his 2 year check or did it happen naturally? I’m beating myself up wondering if I’m doing the right/wrong things constantly.

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Caspianberg · 18/02/2024 11:31

@Mummybobs123 - no not really. We have always talked to him like an adult I guess, and the first 2.5 years he didn’t spend much time with children as we are remote/ covid/ etc. He was speaking English in full sentences when he started nursery about 2.5, and has picked up second language in local nursery

Caspianberg · 18/02/2024 11:37

@Mummybobs123 - I think book reading helps a lot with vocabulary. We always read a lot. When just 2 he didn’t talk, but when he did start talking me never did the whole mama, cat, duck single words, just started straight away with ‘Mama there’s a green duck with bright feathers’

Mummybobs123 · 03/03/2024 23:22

Can anybody else help with this please :)

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Ponche · 04/03/2024 08:01

My almost 3.5 year old still isn’t talking but her receptive language is also very limited and she can’t point/identify objects or things in books. She’s most likely autistic.

If you are able to, maybe look into private speech and language therapy. As we waited 8 months to be seen by NHS speech and language and they did an assessment/report when they saw her but were unable to offer any ongoing direct 1:1 therapy due to too many demands on the service.

Needer8954 · 23/01/2025 13:51

@Mummybobs123 Hello, some update?

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