My 5 year old brother still could not talk. What does he need?

i think you should bring him to a specialist not a psychologist, a EENT specialist maybe. i know some kids have a hard time speaking and learning new words and also not all of us have the same milestones development. i had a patient before that could not talk and only to find out she has ankyloglosia or what we called tongue-tied, she was then operated and had it repaired. i also have a friend whose cousin still doesn't talk at the same age as your brother, but only to find out she was just having a hard time learning new words since they travel a lot and so she hears different languages and was having a hard time communicating. i suggest you just give it a try and also seek for second opinion. i hope your brother is well and is healthy and not having any serious conditions. every child deserves to be happy and enjoy life. God Bless and take care Happy Mylotting

i think he needs to see a speech therapist, also have you tried to talk to him in just one language, maybe when he ignores you it may be because he doesn't understand a language, so talk to him in a different language until he understands the one your talking to him in

You know what I tell you DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR 5 YEAR OLD BROTHER. Again he is just a 5 year old brother. Because based on my experience I became like that as well that my parents thought that I am suffering from autism already. Yes they thought that I am autistic. I am not talking when I was a kid and even in school I really find very difficult. My parents even beg that I should pass the examination in our school during elementary days. But you know what happened? When I was already 7 years old I tend to talk too much. I became so much talkative as what I never did when I was a kid. So it was really normal.

My eldest daughter did not speak one word till she was 4 years old or even older. As she start speaking she spoke perfectly sentences. No baby words. My son did the same. As he went to school at the age of 4 years old he also did not speak one word. He even did not respond if you called him by his name. For some time we thought he was deaf. Well I can tell you he is not. Both, my eldest daughter and son are intelligent. They were observering everything. Not deaf not blind. Now they talk constantly.. sometimes I wish they were more quite. It's hard to say why your brother is not talking at all. If your feeling says there is seriously something wrong with him I would let him tested. But since you say he is speaking basic words you know he can speak. Perhaps there is no reason for him to speak because you all know what he means? It was this way with my son, we all know just as we looked at him what he wanted. There was no need to speak for him, he also loves to be in his world (he is always inventing things and now he shares his inventions with us with never ending talking).

Hello, That is not good at all. It might be a good idea to consider getting your brother some speech therapy. Speech therapy may help his speech develop. Please keep us posted on his progress. Have a great day!

Hi my nepthew sounds the same it can be very hard when you talk and he doesnt listin but recentley we have just found out he is ortistic on a small leval so he still seems very normal but struggles with sentances and listining as we found out that when you are ortistic they dont hear words the same as we do it just sounds like a mess to them so they just switch off i dont mean any offence saying this but may be worth a few trips to the doctors it was about 8 times before they listened to us and since he now goes to a special shool 2 days a week for 1 to one teaching and he is now making leaps and bounds hope it helps x

My disabled son was slow to learn how to speak. He had speech therapy but it didn't seem to assist. He went to a special needs playgroup and the children there were not talking. The staff were very talkative. At the same time when he was three years old he went to an ordinary play group. Amazingly at the playgroup with the normal children the words came flowing out. I know via the special needs playgroup many children that are unable to speak. Some of these kids just need more time. Your five year old brother seems to need more time. Good luck.

In such cases we must go with our children to Dr specializes in such cases. Sometimes our children have difficulty hearing or some of the defects could delay the process in speech.

If you're a catholic and believe in heaven through faith, I'll share you my experience. My niece'son was two years old and still can not talk, I suggest to the couple to come with me and with the boy together we attended the Family Appointment With El Shaddai, we wrote in a prayer request form for the boy to talk, after a month the boy start talking and keep on talking till he grew up. Thanks God answered prayer...Another one I was alarmed by my grandson who really can't talk when he;s turning two years old already, the same thing we did and the same we're answered prayer. Of course there must be faith in us, faith in God that he will grant the children to talk. From that time on the boys love attending the Family Appointment with El Shaddai on Saturdays.

I still would take him to a specialist to find out exactly what's the cause of his late speech development and what actions I would take. There are lots of possible reasons why you younger brother is still unable to talk. It could be a case of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) or he could have some auditory problems. Or it could just be a normal thing like you said and that he would eventually speak properly. But it wouldn't hurt to be guided by someone who can actually diagnose the problem if there is one.

maybe your brother could just be slow in his speech like you and will learn in time or maybe something could be wrong. so it is best to seek the help of a psychologist so he can be properly evaluated, it that way our concerns can be properly addressed and we will not be worrying too much.

Check his ears. I belive that he wants to be left alone.

He definitely needs to see a doctor regarding the issues. It may not be a psychologist he needs. Low speech levels and ignoring people could place him somewhere on the autism spectrum. I don't know much about autism, but I do know that speech and human communication are two of the issues from my experience with a friend.

you just said that in your family are really slow in speech like you so maybe it's in your genes I think, not quite sure. To have a assurance, go to the doctor and tell them whats going on to your son so that you'll know whats the problem behind that and to have a solution right away.

hi sinful rose he could just b e a slow developer but if he hates school he may be autistic too, Has his hearing been checked for sure. He may just not hear some sounds.He does sound autistic to me.

With 4 different languages, maybe his brain is just overloaded.

If you're a catholic and believe in healing through faith, I'll share you my experience. My niece'son was two years old and still can not talk, I suggest to the couple to come with me and with the boy together we attended the Family Appointment With El Shaddai, we wrote in a prayer request form for the boy to talk, after a month the boy start talking and keep on talking till he grew up. Thanks God answered prayer...Another one I was alarmed by my grandson who really can't talk when he;s turning two years old already, the same thing we did and the same we're answered prayer. Of course there must be faith in us, faith in God that he will grant the children to talk. From that time on the boys love attending the Family Appointment with El Shaddai on Saturdays.

I think you need to bring it to the Doctor, to ask why your brother still not talk. Because as far as I know there is a medical problem with your brother in that stage

When my brother was around three years old he still wasn't talking very much and my mom thought that perhaps he had trouble hearing so she took him to the doctor and the doctor did a hearing test but my brother's hearing was good so the doctor suggested because my parents spoke two languages at home, German and English that my brother was confused and didn't catch on to either language so the doctor suggested that my parent stick to one language so my brother would start to talk more. My mom wanted to make sure he could talk well enough for school so she stuck to speaking English and then my brother started talking more and was alright after that and in school also.

Has he been checked for hearing? Adnd? Autism? these are all things that could affect the speach of a child.