Yippee, actual, honest to good ness, speech!!!!!

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ds (who up to now is pretty much all sign). Today said 'U Wau Gou' (I want to go!!!!!)

It was in amongst all the usual babble, but i said 'You wanted to go?' and he said yeah yeeah! (one of few words he has.)

A real honest to goodness sentence of SPEECH!!!

(I am now feeling silly, for making a fuss because we were probably the only ones to understand it, and it was only 3 syllabuls, but dammit little sign spoke!

Oh How Lovely SAS.
My aunty always used to say we spend the 1st few yrs teaching them to speak and the next 20 telling them to shut up! But I think in our kids cases each word is a precious stone.
My elder boy said Mama when he was just turned 3.
My younger son however who also has complex tourettes said the F word- in Asda's- at the top of his voice! Got a few raised eyebrows n funny looks when I squealed 'hoorah, he's talking' :o

he he, i love it unpa !

I was hoping that was you when I seen the thread title sign Fantastic!! brilliant news!

brilliant !!!

That's brilliant news! :o

:) lovely news :)

:) that's great news ! Well done minisign :o

wonderful new, made me smile and i dont know his at all so you must be very proud and smiliey

not just real words but an entire sentence.

very well done.

A whole sentence and in context.

claps vigorously

Nice to read that.

well done your Ds

oh yes, a full sentence, fantastic

thats fantatsic news and yep id be the first if ds swore ever to be shouting with delight

Another of our DCs showing independence - i wonder where they get it from. Well done Minisign. We're all proud of you.

That is so good to read - well done!

Great stuff!!

Yaaaaaaay!! Well done keep up the good work lil man xxxx

That's brilliant news!

And i definitely understand. DS2 has the odd word, but that's all it is and he never has more than 2 or 3 regularly used words on the go at once. I got ridiculously excited when he simply said "muh" when he handed me his cup wanting a re-fill, the other night. :o

That's just fantastic

Really wonderful - thanks for giving me hope

That's great news - well done to your ds!

i still remember our first "sentance".

nu mu ello ju

directed at dd2 who had spilt her first drink and was being berated with "no more yellow juice" by dd1 (3 1/2 at the time).

I cried I was so happy.

it's still a long slow road, but i knew then that we were turning a corner

well done little sign

:)