Possible speech and development delay

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Hey guys, so I have a 2 year old well turning 2 in two weeks , his speach is practically none existent he doesn’t understand much, not that I’m mama or his dad is dada, only thing he knows is Go(gone) so when he’s finished his food he shouts go (sounded gone but without the ne so GOH) or if he throws somthing over the stairs he shouts goh, the only words he can say are mama dada juice but bearly says them, he babbles a lot using all different sounds and letters, I’ve tried teaching him I constant reading to him, flash cards but he gets bored and can’t concentrate long so he ends up shouting and running away he’s very hyperactive doesn’t stay still for a moment and always jumping of things from heights he quite lit ran before he could walk, Ive made a referral for speech and language as I know he should be speaking and understanding more. He doesn’t point to things he wants or take me to places IE his toy box opened he gets very angry when he can’t figure out a toy or it’s stuck in the sofa etc His HV came and did an assement and has set up another as she agrees his speech and understanding should be at a higher level, and has noticed how he doesn’t sit still or even walk just runs to get to places and how although he makes eye contact he doesn’t while playing
While I understand this sounds like a typical toddler and I agree with the hypo part but not his speech!
Is there anything I should or shouldn’t be doing to help him as he get so frustrated that I can’t understand him
Thanks

Hi there, I’ve had a similar dc, so to start with just sending you some as I know it can be worrying.

He sounds cute and like a huge ball of energy!!

I would suggest:

Push for a hearing test. We thought my dc could hear really well but dc was actually very deaf and started talking better two weeks after grommets were fitted. Hearing loss can be certain frequencies, so little ones can sometimes hear eg dogs barking really well, but not hear all speech well

Push like mad for speech therapy - it really helped our dc. If there is any way you can go private I would consider it as weekly SLT made a big difference to our dc

There is an amazing book that really helped us and was recommended by slt - it takes two to talk. This is by a Canadian speech therapy organisation and is full of amazing activities and techniques to help toddlers with delay learn words. It’s cheapest on the wimlslow press site - don’t do Amazon as it’s very pricey on there

Push for referral to developmental paed. This can take ages and you want to be in the system

In case it helps, my dc is now in junior school and can talk! I was told maybe that wouldn’t happen, but I would have loved to be given some hope when I was at the toddler stage.

Hope some of this helps and you get slt sorted soon

@Onceuponatimethen

Hi there, I’ve had a similar dc, so to start with just sending you some as I know it can be worrying.

He sounds cute and like a huge ball of energy!!

I would suggest:

Push for a hearing test. We thought my dc could hear really well but dc was actually very deaf and started talking better two weeks after grommets were fitted. Hearing loss can be certain frequencies, so little ones can sometimes hear eg dogs barking really well, but not hear all speech well

Push like mad for speech therapy - it really helped our dc. If there is any way you can go private I would consider it as weekly SLT made a big difference to our dc

There is an amazing book that really helped us and was recommended by slt - it takes two to talk. This is by a Canadian speech therapy organisation and is full of amazing activities and techniques to help toddlers with delay learn words. It’s cheapest on the wimlslow press site - don’t do Amazon as it’s very pricey on there

Push for referral to developmental paed. This can take ages and you want to be in the system

In case it helps, my dc is now in junior school and can talk! I was told maybe that wouldn’t happen, but I would have loved to be given some hope when I was at the toddler stage.

Hope some of this helps and you get slt sorted soon

Hey Thankyou for replying means a lot! Who do I ask to get a hearing test, his Health visitor will be sitting in on his nursery to observe him there and then we have another meeting set up on the 7th of dec should I ask then?

Oh I'll defo have to have a look at that book, I have been googling all techniques to help him speak so will be trying them all in the next month and see how it goes!

Because he babbles a lot with different sounds like oh ah so da ba za be di I feel like that could just be storing them. But because he never point or try's to tell me what he wants in his own way or even understand when I say where's blanky that's what has me worried xx

I would go to gp now and ask them to refer you to audiology. It can take a few weeks for the referral to come through so I would do it now, as if you wait to December he won’t get seen until January x

You will need to say you think he can’t hear as he isn’t always responding to you, in order to get seen

Something else that might help is ringing an amazing speech charity called ICan 1 they have a helpline and you can book a call with a speech therapist who works for the charity. I found that really helpful

They are open on Monday morning but limited hours right now

ican.org.uk/enquiry-line/

[quote Onceuponatimethen]They are open on Monday morning but limited hours right now

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Aw Thankyou your amazing! I'll be ringing the GP first thing Monday morning,
And I'll ring them up to! You've been so helpful
Thankyou again it's really reassuring that you've been through the same, xx

I’m glad it helped a bit.

I found it really helped posting on here personally - just made me feel less alone.

The most helpful thing someone said to me throughout was that it didn’t matter what happened next, my dc would still be the same lovely wonderful person they always were.

@Onceuponatimethen

I’m glad it helped a bit.

I found it really helped posting on here personally - just made me feel less alone.

The most helpful thing someone said to me throughout was that it didn’t matter what happened next, my dc would still be the same lovely wonderful person they always were.

Oh yes most definitely he's the most happiest wild little boy! And I wouldn't change him! Thankyou again xx