Anyone's kids (not autistic) completely non verbal age 2?

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Anyone’s kids with diagnosed apraxia not say anything at all age 2 apart from very rarely a word or animal noise and then never again?

Or did they try to say stuff just not very well and get it sounds mixed up?

Do you have concerns about autism OP or has your child been diagnosed with apraxia? Hard to tell from your post

Thing is, people don’t know if their DC are autistic at 2.

Are you hoping people will have had non verbal dc who turned out to be NT?

I'm trying to remember if it was completely no words. Not far off certainly. He could sign a bit and do some animal noises but not word ones if that makes sense. So he could hiss if you asked him what a snake did and he had a cow noise but not saying moo.

He just started talking basically overnight and is as far as we can tell completely NT at age 11.

I know someone who, according to his mother, didn't say a word until age 2. Soon after that he started talking in complete sentences.

He went on to get a First at Cambridge and is very articulate, so don't lose hope!

My DS had severe s&l delay and didn't have any words at age 2, I also know someone whose child had apraxia but i can't remember if she was delayed with it. There are different types of speech disorders, delays.

Yep! Dd1 autistic, talked at 4, dd2 not autistic talked at 2.5

This was my DS.
Get their hearing checked for glue ear and insist on grommits if they do have glue ear.
There is a neuro divergent condition called Developmental language disorder. It can also be called receptive and expressive language disorder. Or specific language imparment.
its a bit like dyslexia but for language
Its unfortunately not that well know but is very common https://www.dldandme.org/
It can be diagnosed by a relevant professional but 2 is probably a bit young.
Ask for a referral to speech and language.
Talk to your child a lot, remove the dummy if they still have one, I learnt simple sign langue and taught it to my DS to reduce frustration and help him to communicate when he didn’t have the words.
this is course maybe won’t be your child but it’s good to keep it in mind.
DS is now in his 20s at university and flourishing.

no concerns with autism but l know that can be reason for speech delay. And reason I’ve asked specifically kids who are NT if they did this and caught up is because I’m hoping my son doesn’t have Apraxia as that’s a life long speech impairment. He could have autism as anyone can as it can be subtle but there’s no indication at all that he does which means that apraxia is likely the reason.

he doesn’t babble at all yet is very social, he is bright and understands everything. But speaks only in ‘uh’ sounds with correct intonation as if he were talking;

he signs and uses body language and other motor skills well.

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When did he start talking? He only had dummy for night time and never tried to speak with it in in. He is dependent on it for sleep or comfort. Do you still suggest taking it away! The SLT said it’s fine as long as he’s not trying to talk with it in?

Did she babble before then?

I think about 2.5 or 3 he started to talk. It was late.
The dummy is not the end of the world. Especially as it’s only at night. I took the dummy away when he was about 3 - for DS 1 we hung the dummy in a tree in the garden and the dummy fairy came and swapped it for a garden toy.
The dummy is better than sucking their fingers as it moves the teeth much more. And braces can solve any issues when they are older.
If he doesn’t have the dummy when awake I really wouldn’t worry.
He also dribbled a lot - up until starting reception really. They we saw a SALT and she diagnosed weak muscles in his lips and gave him exercises to do.
His first real word was “More” - about food and I still remember hearing it. I used to say “would you like more ds 1”? And I remember him just saying “more”
it was clear but obviously too effort and the o in more was so long.

I know a child who didn't talk or babble at that age who is otherwise typically developing with no disabilities. They are speaking lots more now at pre-school age, though still delayed and
a bit unclear. They are a happy, lively, sociable child.

Not mine but I have known a couple of kids who did not utter a word before they were three.

Once they started talking there was no stopping them and they both grew up quite normal with good intelligence.

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is not a ‘neurodivergent’ condition. In fact in can only be diagnosed in the absence of any other conditions such as autism. If a child has autism or another diagnosis, and a language issue, they may be diagnosed with ‘Language disorder associated with Autism’ or ‘Language disorder associated with ‘Downs syndrome’ etc. DLD used to be known as Specific Language Impairment (SLI).
Op - it is quite common for 2 year olds not to talk. Can be due to a variety of issues or sometimes just unknown. It is great he signs and gets his message across this way. I would get hearing checked and also see if a referral can be made to your local children’s speech and language therapy service for further advice.

My brother was the same..didn't talk until he was 2.5 then came out with "mummy can I have a drink" 😂.

My ds only had 3 words at age 2. He did a lot of uh noises He had a hv check at exactly 2 so I remember it. He started to say more in the next few months and needed a few speech therapy sessions age 3 because he was unclear. But by age 4 he had caught up fully and is now 14 and NT.

You didn't respond to the first bit about hearing test. This is always my first recommendation if there's any speech issues. I'm a Teacher of the Deaf.

Did he babble / use his tongue much before ?

Yes he has had one and all clear

No, nothing. I remember people being concerned at the time.

When did he have it? Glue ear is fluctuating and has a big impact on speech.

My cousin had a silent child, until 2.5yo when he suddenly said full sentences. He's neurotypical.
However, his understanding was always fine. They hid chocolate buttons in various places around the room and then said "There's a button under the coffee table. And one in the top drawer..." and so on, and he fetched them all instantly. On this basis the health visitor wasn't at all concerned.
You could try hiding the chocolate buttons and see if he understands everything you say? If he finds all the buttons from your verbal instructions I wouldn't worry just yet. If he doesn't understand anything, then as pp said it could be his ears or it could be a development issue.

Sounds like he's seeing an SLT so I assume you have advice. I think lots of raspberry blowing, eating lollies (you can make your own with smoothies), anything to get the mouth muscles working. I also rate nursery rhymes very highly. They're is something about music and rhythm which is very powerful in language development, though I'm not an expert! If you can sing them it's better but even listening on Spotify or whatever (try without images as I think that's better so it's only ears working).

He had it about a month ago and having another one in August I think xx

That's really good.