Dd is just two, I've had the usual pattern of language development in my other children.
Strengths: babbles with excellent range of sounds, can repeat words back (in the right mood!), uses gesture and context very well. Sings the tune of songs. Loves chatting and happy, quite intent using babble to 'talk'
Problem: nearly zero understanding, let alone following commands she doesn't even understand all the ten words she says. Out of context she knows 'bye' and our names, though she masks this often with contextual guessing, eg she'll say yes or no if offered food, but not have a clue if not in the kitchen. She likes to sign 'where' and say it, but says it for laughs. She can sing many songs and sign, but with approximate sounds. She will sign and sign 'heads shoulders knees and toes' but if you ask her to point to a bodypart she'll guess or look blank, she signs eyes, nose and mouth in any order. I don't think without gesture she knows anything, but she uses intonantion and other things to guess. If you say 'do you want milk' plainly she won't react, but then do the same and get the cup out and she'll jump for it.
Advice seems to always be around speech, but its her understanding I'm getting very worried about. She has glue ear and mild hearing loss, but this doesn't account for zero understanding. She hears and repeats a word clearly, but never uses it and has only rememebered a few words at all, some without meaning.
I try to support her with lots of methods I've researched, but her speech sounds improve and her signs, but that first receptive hurdle is elusive.
Any ideas?
Thank you