2 year old toddler does not talk - help!

[SundayMay]

Hi Everyone,

Looking for some advice from other parents who may have had a similar problem with their 2 toddlers. My son turned 2 in March and has only ever said a few words such as Dad, Grandad, Cat, Car, Spider etc. He has said these same words since he was around 18 months old. He communicates well in the sense of showing myself and my husband what he wants, sings along to nursery rhymes doing the actions and loves doing animal sounds. I have spoken to my Health Visitor about my concerns so we done the 27 month check a little early which included a questionaire. Despite not talking, he scored high enough in communication for it not to be a concern.

The problem is, he is getting frustrated when we dont understand what he wants and it results in slapping his head. Sometimes quite hard. He only ever does this when frustrated. I have tried saying not to do it, stopping him mid slap etc and it still continues. Dont get me wrong, if nobody could understand me i'd get frustrated too but I can't have him hitting his head.

Any advice? Thanks so much!

Thank you @CadyEastman 💙. My instincts are telling me it's nothing to worry about and he will do it when he is ready.

@SundayMay My son's hearing seemed fine too. He would hear distant planes, look up when we said his name etc.

But when his speech started, the sounds were all wrong, as if he was hearing then muffled. The audiologist (and now our speech therapist) think he had glue ear between 1 and 2 which meant his speech was delayed and badly needed adjusting when he did start saying a few words.

I'm sure your child will be fine but getting on the waiting list for a hearing test can't hurt and then you at least know either way and can take any action that might be needed from there!

@LaFidola. That is so interesting! I would never have thought. Thanks so much for sharing.