Son's Speech Delay

It's fantastic that you're on top of this and trying to get him help!!

Keep in mind, he is only 2 years old. Sometimes it's just a bit delayed in coming. My mother (a retired special ed teacher) has a joke about a kid who was 4 years old who never talked. One night at dinner, he said, "Can you please pass the mashed potatoes?" Everybody passed out and asked him why he hadn't said anything before, and his response: "The service has been pretty good until now." (meaning, there was no need.)

We have a 33 month old daughter - she's our second child. At two, she was hardly saying any words at all. She completely understood what was going on - if we said it was time to go, she'd run to the door to the garage. If we said it was time for dinner, she'd go to the kitchen table. If it was time to go outside, she'd go get her shoes. So we knew she was "getting it."

Just within the last few months, she's started becoming a little bit of a chatterbox. Last night, she had a balloon that popped. I told her it was broken. She asked, "Daddy help us?" I said, "Why don't you go ask him?" I about passed out because it was the first time she strung together a few words conversationally. She's sung songs before, but you never know if it's just because she's hearing them or what.

Stick with it - he'll get there.

For what it's worth - and good luck!

It will get better, keep in mind he's just over 2 years old. Stick with the therapy or even ask about increasing to twice a week if you can do that. Early intervention is the best therapy and you're already doing that, so stick with it, make sure you work with him as much as you can at home and it will get better!!!!!

My daughter said NOTHING until she was two. Not even mommy! By the time she was three, she spoke the clearest in her class and has an amazing vocabulary! Everyone told me not to worry but I did of course because that's what mom's do. I am a teacher and know how important reading is so I read to her since she was an infant and so I felt like I was doing something wrong.
Try and enjoy the limited talking, my daughter doesn't stop talking now, she even talks in her sleep!

It wasn't until around my son's third birthday that he really started talking. He would say these here and there, but wasn't anything anyone really understood. He knew words and was turned down for speech therapy, but just wasn't interested in using his vocabulary. Shortly after he turned 3 he started talking pretty much in complete sentences. Give him some time, he'll come around. The speech therapy is great too!

My son did not speak in two to three word formations until he was 3. He had speech therapy, developmental therapy and occupational therapy every week for 10 months through First Steps of Indiana (highly recommended). When my son turned 3 he was evaluated and was recommended to an Early Childhood Education program. He has been attending there for 3 1/2 months and his progress has been amazing. He talks in full sentences now. He can repeat everything you say. He knows his colors, shapes, and letters. I work with him at home everyday with flashcards, Noggin, Leapfrog Letter factory dvd, and with toys. It was hard to know that my son could not speak like other kids could. I had to get over my pride issue and take action and I did and am doing whatever it takes to get my son back on track. Everyday he amazes me. Word of advice--patience and take action. If you want to chat anymore about it send me a message. Goodluck--it will come in time.