Pt. 2 Almost 2 1/2 and still not talking

Don't be too quick to go to the Doctor or attempt to label what you think may be wrong with a child. My youngest daughter didn't speak until she was over three years old, she is now 14 years old and doing very well at school, we have high hopes for her in the future and we are sure that she will go to University. There is no age that children should be talking by. Albert Einstein famously didn't talk until he was 4 years old and when asked why did he wait so long to speak he said he had nothing to say. Since my daughter started speaking, she has never shut up

Good to hear about your son's skills in puzzle. That's something to be really proud of. I think every child has his or her own developmental phase or stage. I know someone who's child has not talked until he was more than 3 years old. She was almost alarmed but she took it one day at a time, taking time to always talk to her son and singing to him, playing with him. And her efforts paid off. I also saw on TV a celebrity who's son is I think 2 years old and still not talking. Since she's worried, she enrolled her son to a speech class in order to develop his speech. I also read somewhere that boys tend to have delayed in speech compared to girls, i don't know if it's tested and true though. Another thing, just a little inspiration, Einstein I think didn't speak until he was 4 (i'm just not sure about the age 4 though, correct me if I'm wrong :-), all I know is he didn't speak early too.)

Hi Cricket, Yes, I had this same issue with my son... I brought him to Early Intervention who helped get him into preschool at age three for speech therapy. I also got him private speech therapy, both individual and group. Luckily, there was no physical reason why he wasn't talking, but it's important to get him evaluated by EI... no needles there! LOL One of the results (for us anyway) of delayed speech was delayed reading, which resulted in him being behind in school... It won't hurt him, it will only benefit him! It's a good way to socialize him too if you can get into a mommy group, a preschool or a group therapy session. Good Luck.

I will tell you from an aunts and moms point of view. It could be that it's taking longer brain wise for his mind to put all the words together to say what wants to say in way we understand it. There are a lot of kids with delays like that. But yes they could be right it could be austisum and the only way to find that out is with MRI's which is no fun. My nephew went throw them all 3 years ago when he was diagnoses with Austisum we don't know how bad he has it since he is 5 and it's a while to finger out how functioning he will be could be. He is now very much more talktive to the point you can understand him. He still talks like a 2 year old but 3 years ago he could barely talk at all. He could say mama and daddy and say my name but that was really it. There are behaviors to help doctors better know like if he doesn't like people touching him, being overly sensitive. have quick mood swings. Most place do early testing at about year but it's just behaivor looking at that they go off. I would keep hope up that he is just fine just needs more time because in a lot of case that is what it is. But to let you know boys tend to have austium more then boys. Normally girls don't have it at all. In my family anything is possible. I was ready for the worst with my daughter but she is extremely birght for 2.5 year old. I hope my son is the same way because learning disability's of all kinds run in my family.

Based on your child's condition, he must be manifesting delay motor development. If I were in your shoe, it is better to consult pediatrician or speech therapist to rule out what is really the cause of his delay of speech. There are other variants of such with the other children's delay of developmental milestones.

When theres speech delay, it's most likely autism. But in your case, you have speech delay in your family history. So maybe he's just like you or your daughter. But you should also watch out for more signs of autism.

Children seem to begin talking at different times as each is an individual. Many children begin with words like Mom and Dad. Very young children can say letter chains like with m. I was slow to learn how to speak and my mom told me I had all little sounds for my suck cloth, the cat and a drink. The sound for cat and blanket were similar. I spoke by age four years old. My disabled son didn't speak until around age three years old. At the special needs playschool the children were not talking. Once he mixed with normal children his speech came out like an erupting volcano. Wow! He is now five years old and in a mainstream primary school with a full time assistant. He can speak fluently now. Earlier this week I took my disabled son to see a speech therapist. She gave him 9 out of 100 for one test and with the other test the lowest score for his age group was 16. He got 6 in that test. His understanding is limited when told two or three different steps. I am hoping for another appointment soon. Good luck with your son's speech.

Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Well that is absolutely great to hear about your son's extra ordinary skills and i think we should all encourage these skills and forgetting if he is autistic or not. I think u should not feel bad at all as the speech delay is there in your family and i am happy that your daughter and u are fine now and can speak properly. Now try to devote more time to your son and try to give him an enriched environment. What say?

He is already 2 1/2 and still not even a word he can utter ? Oh , it is high time for you to consult a specialist for this , early detection is good so appropriate treatment can be done directly. With situation like this , you would hear many hearsays from a layman's point of view which is not helpful , it would even sometimes discourages a parent. better don't waste time , go ask the expert ! they know better than us though there are really kids who got very slow growth but let's not take this for granted ,nothing will be lost if we will talk to the expert.God bless.

Speech delays can sometimes happen for no apparent reason and they can be heredity. All of my kids except for one has had speech delays to some degree and they are all talking normally now. We are still working with my youngest he still has a little bit of trouble but he is making wonderful progress. I can remember my 10 year old daughter when she went to pre-school she was receiving speech therapy and one day she got off the bus and came in the house and was talking up a storm plain as day she was talking about her morning and all. I called her teacher and told her and she could hear her in the background. Not all children learn things at the same time. It is good to make sure there is no serious medical issues going on but if that's not the case seek a good speech therapist and just be patient.