Slow speech development toddlers

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Avatar f tn s very affectionate, hugs, gives eye contact, reacts to her name (nearly all the time), plays very well with other toddlers, shares toys, loves looking at and playing with other toddlers on swings and slides or will walk into a group of toddlers (we have friends with kids of a similar age) and will play no problem. No tantrums beyond the usual I can't get what I want tantrums but they're not all that common. She smiles when smiled at, laughs.
Avatar m tn My grandson just turned two. His development seems to be right on track with everything except for speach. He is not saying any words at all. He jabbers and attempts to say a couple of words like Juice or Mom but nothing clear. He understands but no attempt to speak. The doctor said not to worry, is this normal?
Avatar f tn 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.
293420 tn?1243142938 There are TONS of parents who post about their toddlers/children having speech and language issues, but they have to post on Parenting Toddlers 1-5. It would be great to have all of the posts in one place and be able to track one another's progress with their children and hear stories from other parents about their S/L impaired children. I'm an SLP and I would LOVE to have a forum for this. I'm surprised that there is not one already!
1276121 tn?1420860600 My son HATED tummy time so he didn't get much. Even when he was 8 and 9 months old he would only do tummy time for like 10 minutes before getting really angry and he didn't crawl until 10 months. I though he'd be a slow walker too but he started walking exactly 2 weeks after his 1st birthday :) Babies & toddlers tend to focus on one thing at a time (fine motor skills (picking up toys, etc., gross motor skills- crawling, or speech- babbling and mimicking sounds).
Avatar n tn The symptoms you mentioned such as changes in mental status - confusion, irritability, slow thought processes, decreased movement and speech, headache and language difficulties, and vision changes are consistent with brain abscess symptoms. Talk to his lawyer about his case and discuss the legal aspects of this. You can also discuss this with his attending physician and see if he or she can help by providing a medical certificate .Take care and do keep us posted.
Avatar n tn 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
Avatar n tn It is good that you have been accessing services for your son and that you recognized early that he had delayed speech. A diagnosis of autism involves deficits in social interactions (no eye contact), delayed language and rigidity in routines or perseverative behaviors that are hard to interrupt.
Avatar m tn My elder son is now 3 years and 4 months. His speech development is as slow as a kid who is 18 months to 24 months old. He started speaking 2 to 3 word sentences when he reached 3 years. He can identify pictures of family and relatives. Still he speaks some words which are quite meaningless. He has a few symptoms like slapping his hand on the face or hitting his head on the floor when he gets angry. He has been very interested in TV ads since 6 to 7 months of age.
Avatar n tn 3 words at age 2 is way behind in language and she would qualify for speech therapy at the least. There probably is a reason for her screaming and crying, but she can't communicate that reason to you. My daughter has tantrums really bad. I think if she could communicate why, she wouldn't have some of them. Or at least I could remedy what was wrong in some of the instances.
Avatar f tn He sometimes hits it so hard he bleeds or bruises I am very concerned about this. Ive heard that most toddlers hit themselves (which he also does), but I have never seen this. what can I do to stop this before he seriously hurts himself?
Avatar n tn 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.
Avatar m tn If that is off, then a speech eval. is in order. But honestly, both of my boys outgrew speech issues. They were primarily articulation, as I said, and now at 6 and 8, we have no issues.
667445 tn?1230750538 The problem is related to his speech. He is not started to speak even basic words like mama, papa etc as yet. He is otherwise a normal child, doing all activities as normal kids. Not very social though, prefer to create his own activity within a bunch of kids and involve himself in it. Usually mutter words in his own language, sometimes loud when excited. His child specialist(doctor) recommends to have a consultancy from a speech therapist if we (parents) are more concerned.
12208248 tn?1424755226 Hes been helping me with so much cooking, cleaning, taking care of our 2 toddlers, and on top of work! He lets me sleep! But I want my energy back, I want to help him! Help??
Avatar f tn If your son is repeatedly asking questions and needs you to repeat in order to understand, then he could be having some hearing loss—maybe brought about by the beads stuck in his ears. Hearing loss can delay speech development. Hence this needs to be first identified and then corrected. Please consult an ENT doctor and an audiologist. Take care!
Avatar m tn 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.
Avatar n tn m not sure what drugs or how much the mother did while pregnant but am told meth, zanax, marijuana, and opiates were used extensively especially during the first 4-5 months of her pregnancy. His development appears to be on target for now except for a mild expressive speech delay. I'm wondering what the research says regarding risks for learning disabilities as he gets older. Any info you can give me will be very helpful.
Avatar n tn Give him some time to respond to the therapy (at least a few months, I’d imagine) and then perhaps ask for a re-assessment. If his speech development is later assessed to be typical, and he is not showing any other signs of delay, then you can rest easy. If however, he continues to struggle, then you haven’t lost any time in getting him some help and might consider pursuing further services for him. Good luck to you and your family.
Avatar n tn I have a 4 year old daughter and I'm worried that she may have a development problem. She can't focus on one thing for more than a couple of minute and she can't answer a question when asked. Anytime that any adult asks her somthing she only says off the wall things. She has also started being really rude to people but never me. I am worried that I need to get her tested before it gets worse.
Avatar m tn Your son is showing some delay in the area of speech/language, and this may be in the context of generally sound development overall. If the pace of his speech/language does not pick up some momentum over the next several months it would be prudent to arrange an evaluation with a Speech/Language pathologist and/or arrange an Earli Intervention evaluation.
Avatar n tn In several areas of his development (speech/language, impulse control, social) he is not keeping pace with what would be expected of his age. It would be wise to arrange a developmenatl evaluation. If you live in an area where you have access to a pediatric hospital, particularly a so-called teaching hospital, this should not be difficult to arrange.
Avatar f tn The educators from the Child Development Center my son goes to (he's 3 years old), suggested I sign him up for Speech Therapy at the local elementary school because his speech is delayed. Apparently, by law, the school has to enroll him for this problem. I don't know if this law is state wide or national, but you may look into a Speech Therapy program at your local Elementary school as well.
Avatar m tn My 2.3 year old daughter has no speech and doesn't follow my instructions. She speaks words which are meaningless for her like tatatata, papapa, kakaka. Earlier she used to wave her hand when said bye and clap her hands when asked to clap but now she doesn't. She flaps her hand when excited. She has good eye contact with known persons and very bad with unknown. She loves looking at other toddlers but donot play with them.
470885 tn?1326329037 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.