Please could someone advise me whether it sounds as though my DD (2.10 years) could have ongoing speech/communication problems? DD was virtually mute until she just turned 2.5. She spoke a few non-emotive words occasionally, but seemed to forget them after a while and not use them again. I had her assessed privately by a SALT who said she had an SLI and advised referral into the NHS system. Shortly after the assessment my DD woke up one day and started calling me "mummy" - which she'd never said before - and her speech seemed to take off from there. Recently I have been getting concerned about her again as she NEVER speaks to anyone other than me. She does not seem shy with others (although does appear somewhat 'odd' with other children, she almost seems to 'study' them and comments about them to me). She has never waved hello or goodbye and never says "yes". She can be incredibly strong-willed, but I would not say she has many tantrums and never seems to get frustrated. I understand virtually everything she says but have realised lately that she says very few words 'correctly'. If I wasn't with her all the time I don't think I'd understand her. Sorry if this is really waffly! Oh, despite all this, she seems quite bright and normal in all other ways. Lastly (!) our GP flatly refused to refer her to the S&L Dept (saying she'd grow out of any problems). I was going to refer her myself but she started speaking in the meantime so I didn't bother. Thanks!