Speech

I am currently going through the same thing right now. He starts Thursday. I have been sad about it but I have faith.

Hey girl! I just want to say I have a non verbal 4 year old boy and he has autism. He wasn’t doing any gestures and honestly it seemed like he couldn’t even hear us lol ( turns out he can he was just ignoring us lol) but I also have 2 girls. My June 2024 baby girl JUST started saying some words and I had been really worried this whole time obviously already having one nonverbal child. But literally like 2 weeks ago she started saying “ball” and “baby” and “bye” ALL in the same week. Before that all she could say was mama/ dada. Anyways all of this to say some kids just do things at different rates! My December 2022 baby Litterally was probably saying 30+ words by 18 months. Every kid is so different and development is different for everyone. But I am curious if your Dr just did the questionnaire for autism or if he was evaluated by a psychologist

My June 2024 girl is also not really saying anything clear at all yet, occasionally a very loose “ball” and “mama/dada” but definitely not consistently by any means. She “communicates” so well in other ways and has no signs of any other delays, so I know it’s coming on her own timeline!! I have moments where I spiral and wish she could give me a few clear words just to ease my nerves, and in those moments I try to focus on all the things she does excellently and always remind myself of all the moms who’ve told me their kids talked when they were ready, with plenty of those being far past the expected age!!

My son’s speech really picked up around 2 1/2-3 yrs

He also was in speech about the same time and graduated before his 3rd birthday

It will come

What helped him was flashcards and helping in the kitchen and with other house chores

https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/late-blooming-or-language-problem/

My son Oct ‘22 baby and is just now as of last month using more than 3 words been in speech for about a year n half now he’s qualified to be in preschool to do speech. It can be so discouraging but please don’t give up and don’t let people tell you oh it’ll come it’ll be okay he’s a boy it’s different for boys. If you feel something isn’t right advocate. I don’t mean to scare or worry you I’m in the process of getting my son looked at for possible absence seizures. Hoping for you guys that your son doesn’t have an underlying condition but sometimes it’s not just delayed it’s hindered

Came here to say this. My son started speech around almost 2. And stayed in speech until 3, he was only saying 4 words clearly ish when he went in. But by his 3rd birthday his vocabulary was so good! I think 3 is when their speech just blossoms! Don’t give up, maybe request a different speech therapist if you feel that might help too.

My June dude only says like five words… six if I count vrrrrroooooommm