Speech delay success/ recovery

Hi girl have you try early intervention speech therapy? I did it with both my boys who are twin and I felt like they weren't talking as much. After about 6 months they started talking a lot more, and expressing themselves. I went through their pediatrician who submitted a referral.

i was told I would have to be private because wven thogh there is delay, he is able to answer questions when asked even if it is 1 to 2 words but only with some adults. He doesn't talk to kids or his teachers. I think it is because they talk down to him. They only complain despite him having positive things

Don’t stress my daughter at 2.5 talks like crazy now

Switch schools or daycare that he is in. Clearly if they are upset they aren’t being part of the solution.

Hi mama my son on his 2nd birthday was only making about 12 different animal sounds and using sign language. I had him assessed by early intervention 2 times at 9 months and at 15 months then finally at 18 months they gave me the green light and started services at 2 years old. Around 6 months in we started to see immense progress and then it finally took off. It was the hardest until that point bc he had a lot of behaviors because of inability to communicate and just being a toddler. Have heart, keep pushing for services if you feel like he qualifies. Their reasoning doesn’t seem sound for why he doesn’t qualify. Try again and hopefully he can get help until age 3. My son now 3 is in a huge language explosion. My other suggestion if possible bc I know it isn’t always but have him surrounded by encouraging not discouraging caregivers like at the school bc my son has a lot of behaviors too due to a babysitter we had part time who we recognized was a huge detriment to his development.

It truly wasn’t until we made some of those hard changes that we finally saw some positive improvements. Have heart and we’re here for you

You should be ashamed of your self and not get frustrated with your toddler it’s not his fault. I have a lot of advice because I have a completely non verbal 3 year old autistic son and never have I been frustrated with him for his disability. I definitely think you need to change your mindset before any good changes will come.

I totally understand your frustration, it’s not easy! I have a 3 yr old who turned 3 in June and isn’t saying too much clearly . He talks but only I can understand him. Even though it’s not their fault we’re human and it does get frustrating I try my best to never let my child feel my frustration but after he’s asleep I wonder if he’ll ever catch up to his peers . My son is 3 and I’m watching my 1.5 yr old niece pass him with speech and it’s heartbreaking but all we can do is make sure we’re doing all we can to help them along the way.

As far as the school being frustrated that’s completely unacceptable and maybe you should look into a school that can accommodate his needs.

Same thing happened to me when I tried to get speech services for my child, after the age of 3 it’s become really difficult to find somewhere that accepts my insurance.

I wish you the best and just think in 5 yrs we’ll be looking back at this time telling our kids “I thought you would never talk”

I live in Texas and have searched and searched and searched for everything to help my son. There is a lot of help I have found for my son. He receives occupational therapy and speech therapy both at my house. And he is also starting at the school Monday state funded meaning I don’t have to pay anything 2 hours a day 5 days a week. Where he will work with an occupational therapist, speech therapist and special education teacher. I feel like there are definitely a lot of programs out there that will help you. You just really have to search for them which is very sad. I have been frustrated that we have had to deal with certain things and opinions of others but I just keep in mind how special all kids are and what a gift and light he is in my life. And I know these programs are available for speech delay as well as autism. I have a 1.5 year old daughter who does speak more than my son but everyone learns at their own pace and it will get better.

Tell your pediatrician. I told my daughter’s pediatrician and she connected me to a place that would provide a speech therapist and they would go to my daughters daycare. I also enrolled again and had a speech therapist come to my house. We’ve seen a huge improvement and took a break this summer and now I’m applying to get another one. They all say my daughter is on the right track but they think her mouth muscles need more developing bc her pronunciation is weak. Keep singing, and playing with your son. Also, repeat conversation catch phrases ex: hey what’s up, how are you?, hi my name is __, what’s your name? Come here, let’s go, wait please, I’m thirsty, help I have to go potty, bye see you soon. Don’t get frustrated, we just have to work with them extra hard but it will pay off. I also let my daughter play in the bathtub and then keep her there to read Dr. Seuss books. Repetition and play is key!!

My son was behind with his speech at two. They checked his hearing and realized that he needed tubes in his ears because what he heard was as if we were underwater talking to him. Idk if you have had his hearing checked or not but that is what fixed the issue with my son and almost immediately after he got his tubes in he was talking.