Speech

My son will be 3 on the 31st and he has been going through speech therapy since like January I think. He still only knows maybe 50 words. He still cannot speak in sentences and has no desire to potty train. He JUST now like within the last month learned commands, like "throw that in the trash" Or "Go get a diaper" but If he is hungry he grabs my hand and walks me to the pantry but wont say what he wants. We have a lot of Mac N cheese and he knows how to say it, but will only repeat me saying it. If he wants to watch a movie then he will just bring it to you, but if you put it in for him and ask him to press play he knows which button it is. He also can count to 14 perfectly but when he hits 15-20, they all sound like this "oneteen oneteen onteen oneteen cheny"! Also he knows most of his colors but only knows Triangle and Square for his shapes. I am at a loss, I feel like he is soooooooo behind   I work with him a lot and his speech therapist even had me cut out labels on all the different food he eats and then laminated them for me to help him learn to make a decision for foods. I dont know I guess I am mainly just venting. My daughter was speaking in 4 word sentences at 18 months old and was potty trained by the time she was 2! I hate that hes so behind! Does anyone else have a 3 year old that barely speaks??
Also he talks a lot its just always Gibberish, he isnt a mute kid or anything.

My 3 year old has maybe 10 whole and half words and can not imitate. Although he has strengths in other areas. Does your son have a diagnosis?

Quoting Angie Mother of Boys:" My 3 year old has maybe 10 whole and half words and can not imitate. Although he has strengths in other areas. Does your son have a diagnosis?"

Yes he has a diagnosis in delayed speech and ADHD :/ but the ADHD wasnt an official diagnosis since hes so young, they are going to test again when he is 4.

You have him in therapy already and that is probably the best thing for him (My LO had to have Occupational, Physical, and speech therapy).
a tiny bit of maybe helpful....you say he knows how to say these things but just shows you instead....I would not give him what he wants unless he says it. It will be VERY frusterating for both of you, but that's the best I've got. LO resently tested out of his therapies, but I still have to "play that game" with him every once in a while.
and my lo will also be 3 soon )Oct   and has NO interest in potty training.

My son is 3 almost 4 (next month) and I have a hard time understanding him. He only says certain phrases perfectly but when he tries to tell you something that happens its sooo hard to understand him. He tries to talk really fast and I have to make him repeat himself several times before I know what he means and sometimes I still don't get it so I just nod and say COOL Loki try to work with him but some kids just do tungsten later than others.

Quoting Brandi Eastman:" You have him in therapy already and that is probably the best thing for him (My LO had to have Occupational, ... [snip!] ... "play that game" with him every once in a while. and my lo will also be 3 soon )Oct   and has NO interest in potty training."

He actually had an occupational therapist come see him one time and she says he has anxiety too, he has a few problems and they also thought he might have autism. But Ya I might try that with him. My daughter starts pre-k on Monday and I will be alone with him every day so that might help me focus on helping him a little more. The speech therapy only lasts til hes 3   thats as long as the place I am doing it with will go. But he tested in a local school and qualified for speech there so I am trying to get him in now. We will see

<blockquote><b>Quoting Hayleigh & Max' mom:</b>" He actually had an occupational therapist come see him one time and she says he has anxiety too, he has ... [snip!] ... it with will go. But he tested in a local school and qualified for speech there so I am trying to get him in now. We will see"</blockquote>

Look into pediatric rehab centers in your area for private speech. And developmental pediatricians are way faster to get patients in before the child turns 3, so if Autism is a concern it might be better to see now rather than later.

Quoting Brandi Eastman:" You have him in therapy already and that is probably the best thing for him (My LO had to have Occupational, ... [snip!] ... "play that game" with him every once in a while. and my lo will also be 3 soon )Oct   and has NO interest in potty training."

 
My son is 2.5 and a half and although he says does more than that now (what you've stated, OP), it was a struggle just 3-4 months ago. I'm not trying to be snotty or boast about my child, either. So please don't take it that way.

When I began refusing to give my son an item unless he said what it was, along with please and thank you, his vocabulary has taken off. It's frustrating and the crying will make you want to cave, but don't give up.

Quoting Hayleigh & Max' mom:" He actually had an occupational therapist come see him one time and she says he has anxiety too, he has ... [snip!] ... it with will go. But he tested in a local school and qualified for speech there so I am trying to get him in now. We will see"

Being the "only child' might help too. When DS wasn't talking my mom kept telling me that when my sister was little she took forever to talk because I would do all the talking for her. She would just point and I'd yell "MOM! Casey wants....." And the program LO was in only lasted till he was 3 also, but then he would have gotten transfered to a different program. But I would have to take him instead of the therapist comming to my home...and it was more of a "group therapy" kind of thing rather than one on one. best of luck to you!!!

Quoting 624582:"   My son is 2.5 and a half and although he says does more than that now (what you've stated, OP), ... [snip!] ... and thank you, his vocabulary has taken off. It's frustrating and the crying will make you want to cave, but don't give up. "

I dont take it as boasting lol its cool. But I definitely think i am going to try the not caving until he says what he wants!! It is going to be very hard but I also may wait til monday so I only have to deal with him haha

Quoting Brandi Eastman:" Being the "only child' might help too. When DS wasn't talking my mom kept telling me that when my sister ... [snip!] ... comming to my home...and it was more of a "group therapy" kind of thing rather than one on one. best of luck to you!!!"

ya thats how this was, she comes to our home every tuesday for about an hour. She usually only stays until he runs off and isnt interested anymore, but today he stayed focused for 45 minutes! lol but yes I will have to drive him to the new therapy classes so hopefully its still one on one though, he will do much better that way

Quoting Hayleigh & Max' mom:" I dont take it as boasting lol its cool. But I definitely think i am going to try the not caving until ... [snip!] ... until he says what he wants!! It is going to be very hard but I also may wait til monday so I only have to deal with him haha"

I don't blame you for waiting, lol. I felt so mean, but I refused to give him water for 10 minutes until he said what he wanted. He would always grab his cup and bring it to the fridge where the water dispenser was. He'd sit it on the ledge and cry until I got him water. At first I'd ask him if he'd like some water, he'd scream, and I'd give it to him, but finally I decided to be "mean". It was horrible, but it worked. We still have issues, but I continue to refuse until I at least hear an attempt. He's thrown himself all over the house at times, but I just walk away. I think what our problem was is that I got so wrapped up in a routine that I knew what he wanted and I gave it to him often without him asking. I'd tell him what the item was, but never pushed.