re: Very speech delayed.

Quoting ♥ darah ♥:" Oh yeah, well she is not a mom so I don't expect her to understand much about your lifestyle or your ... [snip!] ... any of that. Rocco is behind with speech, but hey at least now you know to take him to therapy more often. ;-) Hope it helps."

thanks Darah   & that makes me feel better about my friend's comments, you're right she isn't a mom so I guess she really doesn't know anything about it. & she is the type of person to say whatever is on her mind so she must not mean it in an offensive way... what kind of stuff is Dani not able to do that you've noticed ?

Quoting TantricLemons:" I know its just how Carlos deals, but it can he super frustrating. Sobcan everyone brushing you off. ... [snip!] ... knew how crazy smart that kid was. As a parent is has to be so frustrating to struggle to get answers. I am here for you <3"

lol I forgot about that puzzle. man he loved that thing for the longest time. thanks Roch, you are so sweet seriously   I guess I've been focusing lately on his weaknesses & not his strengths but you're right, he is pretty smart/tricky  

Quoting myr-a-myr:" It is challenging for him. I have the blessing though of having family on my husband's side "coach" ... [snip!] ... to work around it ;) Wishing you the best on your LO! If you have anymore questions don't hesitate it will be my pleasure  "

thank you, I will definitely talk to you if I have any other questions or concerns   that is so sweet about DH's cousin helping out your LO & wanting to become a speech therapist  

Quoting CrapBag.:" <blockquote><b>Quoting £ex Zeppelin:</b>" aw thanks Laurie   moms like you (w/ autistic ... [snip!] ... with naming objects still secondary. I'd start with just a few and do them repeatedly for a while and then slowly add in more."

haha that's true, I guess it'd be a lot harder if you had a child first who wasn't autistic or anything, THEN had an autistic kid. okay so you just do the flashcards & start off w/ a small amount, & just take turns repeating the words ?

<blockquote><b>Quoting £ex Zeppelin:</b>" lol I forgot about that puzzle. man he loved that thing for the longest time. thanks Roch, you are ... [snip!] ... I guess I've been focusing lately on his weaknesses & not his strengths but you're right, he is pretty smart/tricky  "</blockquote>




Its really easy to get frustrated and sad that your kid is having a tough time. We just want to make everything easy to them. Its totally just part of being a mom. He is a crazy smart kid. If he weren't he would be a whole hell of a lot easier LOL. He is tricky and smart. He just doesn't like to listen. But I don't know a 3 year old that does. He is lucky in this fight, he comes into it with a very high intelligence which is going to give him way better chances! He can totally overcome anything. Its just going to take time and hard work

Quoting TantricLemons:" <blockquote><b>Quoting £ex Zeppelin:</b>" lol I forgot about that puzzle. man he ... [snip!] ... which is going to give him way better chances! He can totally overcome anything. Its just going to take time and hard work"

yea definitely. & you're right   if anybody tells me their 3-yr-old is always well behaved, I'm going to assume they're either constantly high or a plain liar  

Quoting £ex Zeppelin:" haha that's true, I guess it'd be a lot harder if you had a child first who wasn't autistic or anything, ... [snip!] ... autistic kid. okay so you just do the flashcards & start off w/ a small amount, & just take turns repeating the words ?"

yup! that is what they do at speech therapy, too. Gavin has a hard time naming actual objects because he wants to play with them and then gets stuck on them. Flash cards work because he just likes to stack them after. I say the word and once he says it, he gets the card.

Quoting £ex Zeppelin:" yea definitely. & you're right   if anybody tells me their 3-yr-old is always well behaved, I'm going to assume they're either constantly high or a plain liar  "

  3 year olds are the most contrary human beings

My son just turned 4 and still doesn't say much. Also what he does say only his Dad and I can understand. He does know some sign language though so that helps.

I saw Target had a few packs of flash cards in the See Spot Save area for $1

Quoting CrapBag.:" I saw Target had a few packs of flash cards in the See Spot Save area for $1"

thanks !! I will have to go over there. I got some from walmart but just one pack. how long did it take for Gavin to not get pissed off at you whenever you had him try to pronounce a sound/word ?   Rocco glares at me

Quoting £ex Zeppelin:" thanks !! I will have to go over there. I got some from walmart but just one pack. how long did it take ... [snip!] ... it take for Gavin to not get pissed off at you whenever you had him try to pronounce a sound/word ?   Rocco glares at me"

lol!
well, he really doesnt get mad because he does it at school so he is used to it. but when we first started he'd get mad quick... eventually he got over it.

Quoting £ex Zeppelin:" thanks Darah   & that makes me feel better about my friend's comments, you're right she isn't a ... [snip!] ... is on her mind so she must not mean it in an offensive way... what kind of stuff is Dani not able to do that you've noticed ?"

Yeah, she is really blunt.
But IDK I mostly notice the differences when we're at the park or somewhere that there are a lot of other kids her age being physically active. Maybe I just stress myself out too much, IDK. But she isn't that good at climbing and really struggles with climbing around jungle gyms, kicking a ball, can't really jump up and down.. stuff like that. She is also socially awkward and doesn't interact well with children. With M and Rocco it's different because I am friends with you and R, but other kids it's like forget it. She's mean, really shy and just doesn't know how to interact at all.

My son Levi is 41/2 and speaks at a 2 year level. At 3 he was at an 18 month level. So he's progressing some but very slowly. He repeats a lot and knows what the sentences mean, can use them correctly but can't come up with sentences on his own. Well he can do basic ones like "Levi eat" or "Levi play". He doesn't know possessive words like "want" or "mine". He's just starting to grasp the concept of "me" and "I" but still prefers to refer to himself in the 3rd person. He's an expert at individual colors/animals/objects but can't understand when you refer to the as a whole. Example "Levi look at all the plants" and he will look puzzled until I pick out and identify each plant seperatly, like red flower, green leaves, stuff like that. He knows everything I say, can follow detailed instructions but cannot express much at all. He's completely on par in everything else, advanced in others but so far behind verbally. Its so frustrating at times.