re: 10 words in 2 months? :(

Quoting Jas ♥:" I was in Germany when Sera started going to school."

? I don't understand. I was just stating that speech techs in australia won't touch a child until they are 3 1/2 4 years old.

Quoting shajenni:" ? I don't understand. I was just stating that speech techs in australia won't touch a child until they are 3 1/2 4 years old. "

Sorry just looked back through and I didn't mean to quote your post.

Quoting shajenni:" ? I don't understand. I was just stating that speech techs in australia won't touch a child until they are 3 1/2 4 years old. "

Uhm, I know but you quoted me and said something about you don't know how things work where I am from.

Quoting shajenni:" Sorry just looked back through and I didn't mean to quote your post. "

Oh its okay.

I understand how you're feeling... The boys are 15 months, and at their 1 year check up, their pedi wanted them saying mama/dada plus 3-5 other words... which they can't do. They have mama & dada down, but nothing else. He said it would go up to mama/dada plus 5-10 other words at their 15 month appt, which is next week.. They can still only say mama & dada... I hope he gives them until their 18 month appt before sending them to ST, but he already mentioned them being behind...

Quoting Squid Kid:" Took DD for her 18m checkup last week. She doesn't talk (She can kinda say "thank you" as "Dah-koo" and ... [snip!] ... for her. ugh.. I don't know what to do, she communicates fine with sign and understands them, why wouldn't they count sign?"

my DD didnt talk at all at 18 months. she said opa and oma and thats it. then she started to talk a lot. like 2-3 words a day. she is 26 months now and can speak full sentences now.

My dd was sent to speach therapy around 18 months or so, cause she was quiet and the daycare said he couldnt speak so they set it up for one to come in.

We had told them her speach was fine and she did talk a bit at home. So they evaluated her, and she just prefered to not speak in larg groups of people. She had 1on 1 with the lady and talked her ear off for an hour and was actually a head of everyone else.

My point is that at times kids know how to speak they just choose not to speak, if at home daycare pre-school etc.....And they prefer to sign what they want. DD is now 4 and a chatty cathy but she still uses the signs she was taught as a baby....

My daughter didn't talk a lot at 18 months either - she's almost 2 now and is just now starting to say more. We taught her sign language at 6 mos so she does a lot of that still now. My dr has always said they all develop differently - i have noticed that the more she is around kids that talk, the more she caught on. I take her to a sitter twice a week and her daughter is only 2 mos older but more developed, and she has caught on much more watching another child her age. I'm sure yours will catch on soon too! I wouldn't worry too much about what "they are supposed" to be doing, rather that he's learning and catching up eventually. I talked a lot as a kid and I ended up having a speech problem (stuttering) but with therapy, I grew out of it.

Quoting Squid Kid:" Took DD for her 18m checkup last week. She doesn't talk (She can kinda say "thank you" as "Dah-koo" and ... [snip!] ... for her. ugh.. I don't know what to do, she communicates fine with sign and understands them, why wouldn't they count sign?"

Well Teagan got therapy at 18 months and it's done wonders for her. The reason they won't use signs is because it isn't speech. As in, signs are GREAT for showing they don't have certain issues (autism) but there still is a reason they aren't actually speaking you know?

I wouldn't worry though, Logan is saying less then that. He says Hi, and SOMETIMES it sounds like Mama or Dada, but those are really iffy. No signs at all. However, at the end of the day therapy is really fun for the kids and doesn't hurt at all. It's just like a bit of play.

ETA: The point about speaking I was making was that there are a lot of muscles used for actual verbal speech. There are a ton of reasons a kid might not be speaking, including weak muscles, sensory, coordination, or even issues in learning that cause them trouble with converting thoughts into verbal language. Teagan managed quite a few signs by around 20-24 months and her language took off after those. We did need to make sure that she could learn to put those signs into verbal form or it could have signified problems. I added this because after reading the thread I figured I shoudl explain better what I meant, lol

Quoting she nan igans:" Well Teagan got therapy at 18 months and it's done wonders for her. The reason they won't use signs ... [snip!] ... have signified problems. I added this because after reading the thread I figured I shoudl explain better what I meant, lol"

She says "Booh" when she signs for "book" and "Moh" sometimes when she signs for "more" so I do know she knows the sign is a word

Quoting Squid Kid:" She says "Booh" when she signs for "book" and "Moh" sometimes when she signs for "more" so I do know she knows the sign is a word "

No, I know that. I mean that saying them requires different muscles and skills then signing them does. Having the signs is a GOOD thing. It's showing a willingness to communicate and express her wants/needs. That is wonderful as far as crossing off some concerns. I would say they don't count them because they still need to make sure she is able to verbally express herself as well. If she is having trouble, then speech therapy can address that. It can make sure she dosen't have muscle issues, coordination issues, or anything else.

I'm not saying she NEEDS speech therapy, just saying why I'd say there was a difference between signs and words. They are both great clues into whats going on, but each one shows different things.

Also, as I said, Teagan did signs, and moved onto words too. Often signs are just the first step, but are great for kids to have!