toddler speech development normal

That is normal and it actually sounds like your baby might be advanced in the speech department! Just keep speaking clearly and talking a lot to them and they'll pick it all up. Your pediatrician will start assessing speech development during visits. At least they SHOULD. You might notice, as they do the exam, the doctor will ask your child questions like, "What's your favorite food? Do you have a special toy?" to coax them into talking to see how well they speak.

Maybe you could try either printing some material from the Internet on normal speech development of children at given ages, or get a book at the library on toddler development and see if milestones are given, and show them. Do you think he doesn't hear, or is it simply that he is not seeming to comprehend language? If you think it might be his hearing, also see what you can find of symptoms of hearing issues in small children.

m not sure where your from so its probably called something different but there should be programs where you are that helps with children speech development they came to your house they will observe your child and then set up appointments depending on how much and what kind of help she needs they come to your home for the appointments so the child is comfortable there is usually no charge depending on your insurance and they will be able to tell you if she needs testing for autism and where you

You can have an issue in any one of the three areas or all three but they are separate parts of speech. The garbled speech can be very normal for a toddler of her age. But kids ARE supposed to make some progress. If she is using the wrong word, that can be a sign to eventually have her evaluated. They actually have a name for mixing up words which is phonological processing disorder.

My son just turned 2 year old last month but the only words he can speak are mama and bye, the rest are just blabbering. He is a very talkative child as based on how he tries to communicate with us by blabbering and actions but when we try to teach him words like milk, eat, toy, etcetera he won't follow us. But he understands when we ask him to fetch something. Is this normal or should we worry? What's the average age for a toddler to start speaking?

Her new born screening was fine , my husband and I have normal language/verbal development. She understands what we tell her, she knows and points where the moon or the stars are, or get her slippers or eat her food. She loves to play with children. Does she just have delayed development? What are the things that I may do at home to improve her verbal development? I don't want to wait till she gets 2 years old and realize it's too late for me to do something about it.

You should be sure that you share your concerns with your child's school and your pediatrician. These professionals should be able to make a referral for assessment of your child's language development and his development in other areas. It is very important to intervene as early as possible.

He has been seen by our local Regional Center to be evaluated for hand flapping. Long story short..he was dismissed at 3 after speech therapy (for eye contact) and OT. They say he is progressing fine. He is in preschool, does great. Very social, great at imaginative play. The only red flag I have ever had with him is hand flapping. He has flapped since he was very young, like 6 months when watching a ceiling fan.

yes he gets speech therapy in school and once a week thru a outside speech therapist. He doesnt really sort them they just have to be in a straight line and facing the same direction. I will check the books out thanks..

I just had him evaluated by the regional center nearby and they told me he needs to see a behavioral therapist, a psychologist, and a geneticist for possible autism or something else. I have an older son who had speech delays, but he is doing much better and at least he had an attention span where I could teach him stuff, even if he couldn't expressively communicate very well. Here are my questions, and I would be extremely grateful for any help: 1. What could this be? 2.

Btw, getting a birth to three person can help with speech. He should qualify for speech therapy which does not mean he has autism.

My daughter just turned 3 a few weeks ago. While she typically talks in 4-5 word sentences and displays an average vocabulary, I think she is struggling with some comprehension issues. If asked a question she doesn't know the answer to, she will automatically answer yes as opposed to thinking about it or responding with ''I don't know.'' I think she knows she's supposed to have an answer, but doesn't know what to do when she doesn't get what you are saying.

As I said, a lot of these things can be just a toddler being a toddler but while we wait for our evaluations (speech, infant development) for which we have been wait listed, I'm trying to gain as much knowledge and perspective as I can so that I can better advocate for my boy.

He has been seen by a child development doctor. He has had one session of speech therapy, another in a couple of weeks. He has got an appointment with an occupational therapist next week. I received a copy of the letter addressed to my doctor with a report from when I saw the Child development doctor that said he has mild Hypotonia??? My question is does anyone have a child like mine who has or had similar development delays and what was the outcome.

I have a 2 1/2 yr old son who has speech delay and had some intense sensory integration issues. We began speech at 18 months and was diagnosed with apraxia. Fortunately working with him daily and with a therapist he's advanced to near average. His one word ability is awesome and he's beginning his 2 and 3 word sentences. He's gotten over much of his vestibular issues and other tactile ones over time and is near normal.

Some kids are just faster than others. If he can understand what your saying most likely he's just a slower learner. My nephew has horrible speech and may even need speech therapy.

My son is going to be three and i noticed that one of his testicles is bigger than the other. Im a young mother and Im clueless. It doesnt hurt him but it worries me. Is it normal in child development or should I have him get checked?

How many words does your toddler say? DH and I wrote all DS's words down and he says 17 at 15 months. I looked it up online and the average is 3-6. No one believes me until they hear it but he's putting sentences together too. He says "who is that" and "what is that".

Well, we did it! We converted her crib to a toddler bed :) I was so nervous that it would be a battle to get her to stay in bed, but it wasn't at all. The 1st night she went down like normal. The next day at nap time, she did get up twice and I went in to her room Super Nanny style and just picked her up, put her back in bed, kissed her forehead, and left the room. And, she stayed in bed! That night was fine... she didn't get up at all.

To make a long story short..... DS will be 3 at the beginning of October. At his 2 year appointment with our GP, we mentioned that we had noticed that his speech wasn't quite on par with other kids his age (fewer words, not yet stringing 2 words together). He sent us to an audiologist for a hearing test (which checked out fine) and referred us to a local children's centre where they deal with all sorts of behavioral/developmental issues.

Talk to your doctor about possible therapies for your son.

Prior to this there were other signs of irrational behavior, childish kind of stuff, just not normal for him. He rapidly declined in his behavior, becoming more reclusive, depressed and basically shutting himself off from the family.We thought it was a reaction to the crime, embarassment, stress, etc. He complained of headaches, had slurred speech at times and a constant tongue throbbing thing for about 2 weeks during that time frame.

I do appreciate your worries regarding your son. Usually children with mild gross motor and speech delays can be taught to lead a normal life through physical therapy and speech therapy. The delays become less noticeable with therapy. Also, children change as they grow older, become ore shy and reserved and often become bored easily. However, since these changes have come recently, do mention this to his doctor. It is important to get this investigated immediately.

I am worried about will the speech delay cause the delay in all over development of my baby (Nightmare- NEVER want this) or it's just that she will be a late talker?

My son is 26 months old and has been diagonised with speech development delay but now I am wondering if there is more to be concerned about. He was also slow/delayed at reaching gross motor milestones of sitting, crawling and walking. He flaps his armes when excited or agitated, and is compulsivily clean. He can be extremely affectionate one minute but then start hitting, biting and/or pulling hair.

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