Made up words not saying names

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I've a 4 yr old ds with global developmental delay. His skills are at about the 2 yr old level, but I feel there are some inconsistencies that don't fit with just a delay. He's very cute, got a good sense of humour, is very loving but very single minded with no sense of danger. He has a vocab of about 200 words and is beginning to put three words together. However, he has never said his own name, or his sisters, nor does he seem to recognise his name, he makes up words ( cup cup is forklift) and seems to have no desire to be understood by others (he just doesn't seem to get frustrated), he will say words then never say them again (he said words at 2 yrs old that he has never said again), he generalises words (door is anything that opens, George is any boy) and he still doesn't know animal sounds even though we say goodnight to his animals every night and he loves them. Is this just a delay? I had a really difficult birth and was involuntary pushing without being monitored for several hours, the paed told the midwife off when he was eventually called. Any one with an opinion?!

Or could this be a more specific disorder?

Sounds familiar we make up daft songs and silly games and repeat them over and over again, he laughs but the learning process is so slow. How does your ds go on at school. Mine is due to start in a couple of weeks and I'm worried. I just don't know what they will do with him for a full day, he is sociable but tends to hit out to make his point, does not like sitting down and is just not interested beyond at best 5 mins. Anything on developmental delay ( even on here) just seems so vague but I guess it's because no one really knows what the outcome will be. I swing between 'he'll be fine' and real worry as to whether he will have a happy independent life. Think sometimes I might be over optimistic but it's easier to be like that when they are 4 , still at home and he's still my baby.

If the assessment for Global Development Delay was made a while ago, it wouldn't hurt to have him re-assessed, just to see where he is now. Also does he presumably has some input by SALT and they can also give an updated assessment, based on ay new concerns you have.

DS is 4.5 and was diagnosed with Autism last year. He speaks in lovely sentences about his desired subject but its all memorised and the same. But everyday things he's like your DS all boys are called by the name of his cousin. Old people are all granny, anything that opens is a door, no amount and repeating the correct words makes it sink in for him.

malaton really helped with this. ds started to realise that (some at least) words had meaning

names were a bit of a mystery. we had pictures of the people with names underneath. we practiced with these (with signs). sometimes we just went through pictures naming people. lota of look (signing) it's nana/grandad etc.
class friends we have to practice at lot.

sorry meant makaton stupid auto correct