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It's probably a confidence thing. If he can say words i wouldn't worry too much. My son is the same even around extended family who we see all the time.
@Becca you’re probably right, I think the more time goes on the more they will feel comfortable saying x
@Katie yeah I would say he is very shy around other people even if they’ve lots to do with him. I’m sure he will get his confidence and get talking around other poeple soon! Sorry you’re going through that, have you tried introducing makaton as a form of communication for a while? It’s super easy and very effective x
I also find that adults rush little children. New talkers can take a good 15 secs to think and respond and by that time a lot of adults have moved on. Can be hard for new talkers to get a word in lol
We’ve been advised not to introduce anything like that for the time being because it might actually make him not want to talk when he’s showing very clear signs of wanting to use his voice just being unable to
I don’t think you have anything to worry about . It’s normal for them to be shy/quiet around the unknown . Milo’s been in nursery for a year now and there’s one career he just doesn’t like (we think it’s because she has glasses) and he walks away from her but then there’s another he’ll run up to and hug 🤷🏼♀️ we’re having referral after referral with Milo at the moment because of his lack of speech n he’s ’regressed’ with his speech twice which they’ve said it’s a very big red flag but he doesn’t say a single word anymore . He’s now classed as non verbal .