2 year old not understanding anything

[farri]

hi
My son is 2 years and has not as yet been dx with asd. I just feel like he cannot understand anything I say at all. Has anyone else had a similar issue and what can I do to help him? I am paying for private speech and language therapy and have a lady from portage coming to see me next week.

He says a few odd words here and there but I always feel its without meaning. TBH the not speaking is not the problem for me yet its the lack of understanding.....any suggestions would be much appreciated

I know what you mean, I look at kids his age and they are chatting away and my wee boy is in his own little world, we have to remember they are still very young and age 3 seems to be the age they develope the most so I hold out hope, we might look back in a few years and think why did we worry so much 🙏

Thats what I hope for everyday. I say to my partner everyday I just cant wait till she talks and he said bet once she starts talkin she never shuts up lol but i'd take that over never hearing her speak. Yes all we can do is stay positive and theres other people in the same or worse situation and things have turned out ok.

How old exactly is your wee girl we should keep in contact to tell each other how they progress :-)

My wee girl was 2 last month and yes that would be good to keep in contact cause I dont really have anyone to talk to that has a child of similar age going through the same thing.

He's 2.5 and he has come on since he was 2 I think your wee girl will be the same, his eye contact has definitely come on, I know I'm fed up with people saying it will come, they have no clue, it's not him not speaking annoys me it's his lack of understanding, I just hope someday it just clicks I've read lots of stories of it just happening like that

I definatley know my wee girl is on the spectrum but just dont know how bad she'll be. Hoping she doesnt have to much additional help and things just fall into place. I worry about how i will do simple things like potty training cause if she cant talk how will she be able to tell me she needs the toilet. I really hope things will just click 🤞

See I don't think my wee boy is on the spectrum I think he's very delayed tho, it's very draining isn't it trying to communicate or entertain them :-( I feel like some days I give everything and get nothing back, breaks my heart

I know how u feel everyday i try and think of things 2 do with her and she doesnt wanna know she just prefers 2 play by herself. Does ur wee boy turn when u say his name, my wee girl doesnt along with the no communication and a few other things and thats why they think shes on the spectrum.

My wee boy was like this at 2 but since he's 2.6 now he does make good eye contact and does respond to his name, you will notice the change in the next 6 months :-) he still doesn't understand but there has been. Positive changes

I think my wee girl is showing improvement as well. She'll be seeing a peadiatrition in a few months who will make a decision whether or not she'll be reffered for asd. If she is i hope it opens some doors to get her help not only with speech and language cause i worry so much i just want to be able to get access to whatever i can that will help her.

Do you use any vitamin supplements on your wee girl? I use multi vitamin omega 369 and vit d and probiotic

I was giving her abidec everyday but i've been giving her haliborange cause it has more vitimsn c in it cause she picks up the cold quite alot when shes in playgroup. They dont do a massive range for toddlers but when i seen the peadiatrition she waa taking the abidec then and she didnt say there was any specific one to give her.

I kid you not my wee boy today held my phone to his ear and babbled away 🙏❤️❤️ something so small made my day, just shows he's watching and learning, this was massive for me

Aww thats lovely thats brilliant he was able to know what to do with the phone and actually copy what you do when ur on it. That just shows hes actually watching and taking everything in ❤

I hope your portage team are as helpful as ours were - they were honestly life savers. Accept every bit of help they can offer you, including family support and activities groups. Makaton is great, and you can find it easily online - signing to support verbal communication, lots of kids thrive with it. Even if your DS doesn't really use it, if you use it consistently it will help with his understanding. There are activity groups where they'll use it and help you to learn too. Diagnosis does feel really important, and it's always a relief to have someone tell you you're not insane and there is actually an issue! The thing is, what a child is at 2 doesn't have a lot of bearing on how they'll be at 5. We were told, "she might catch up with her peers by the time she's 5, or she might never walk or talk". Helpful. (She's somewhere in between).

Hi sorry I haven't been on I've had alot going on lately, just wondering how your getting on

Sorry I'm only replying. Things are still the same just waiting 2 hear from speech and language to hopefully get things moving. Hows ur wee boy getting on? She did start makin the sound of a snake and when i do it she copies me, so small but when it makes me so happy 2 see her wee face copy mine 🤗

Hey what’s the update on ur little one? My daughter sounds similar she’s 18m just now x

@Frankie2007 @Mumof22020

Heya, just checking in on updates for hour kids if either of you are still around

Hi I'm still around ,my son still has no speech and his understanding is still limited ,he will be 4 come August x

@Nrsmx hi my son will be 4 come August there's still no speech but I'm keeping the faith it will come x

Does he have any diagnosis? You're right to keep the faith, there are so many success stories on here.

How does he communicate with you?

@RiverRock22 they said he has moderate learning difficulties no asd diagnosis yet there's 2.5 years waiting list,he pulls me to what he wants or I just know because he's in a.rountine, he got a statement and has a 1.1 assistant for sep starting nursery x

Hi! I know this thread is old but I am facing similar issues. My son who is 25 months now babbles a lot but doesn’t follow simple instructions or doesn’t use words to communicate with us. He used to say bye when someone leaves but now he also says it randomly. He makes eye contact and smiles but when I talk to him he doesn’t respond. He will clap when I sing rhymes but doesn’t point to anything if he wants it. Surprisingly, he is comfortable around people, smiles and says hi. Please if anyone here had similar issues, what can I do to help him understand and communicate with us

Mbatool can you send me pm, your boy is exactly like my kid