I am hoping that someone will have experience on here of language issues.
DS is 4 and starts school in Sept. He can speak very clearly but we still cant have a 2 way chat with him. We are very much stuck in the here and now and him saying what he is doing. Action words are easy for him.
I cant ask him what he has done or what we are going to do. He doesnt understand 'next to', behind, or in front. Him and her get confused. He wouldn't use he/she. He could never lie as everything is what it is. He would never use words like 'because'. There are so many differences with his language.
If you ask him about a book you have just read he is blank and picks lovely familiar phrases that he has learnt but totally irrelevant to what we have seen and he has just heard. He definitely wants to talk. What/Why and where are also a jumble. We have tried story boards but he can only label what we see.
He is having assessments done independently soon which we are paying for as NHS salt says its just delay and don't worry about it.
I am very worried about him starting school. He has had ASD ruled out but does have mild CP. He seems to function very well with his limited language which is our biggest concern with school. Does it matter if he hasn't got a clue, will it all fall into place?
What assessments should be done if anyone knows?
One of the NHS speech language therapists we have seen said she wouldn't expect a 2 way chat with a child until they are 5
I have other DC and can quite honestly say they were all very chatting away endlessly by this age and it all just fell into place without any help. They are just average children, not exceptional like Salt made them out to be!