Not talking at almost 15 months old!

Jennifer - posted on 08/14/2012

I would definitely not wait until 3. The earlier the intervention, the faster and easier it is to get them caught up. All states are required to have an early intervention program for 0-3 year olds. They come into your home and do a free evaluation. No medical diagnosis is necessary. I have a former preemie (born at 27 weeks), who, at the age of 6 has no delays. I strongly believe early intervention is the reason he didn't even qualify for the school age program at the age of 3. It doesn't hurt to get the free evaluation to find out how delayed he is and what speech and other therapists determine regarding your son's development. I also currently have a two year old who had similar issues to your son. She recently had an MRI which showed delayed myelination, which can cause delays, but is also something that can be outgrown. She has been getting speech since she was just over a year and now has a great vocabulary, but still has problems linking words into short phrases. She learned to walk right around 15 months, but they (early intervention) were prepared to start PT if she had not. Now she still can't jump although she's been trying almost daily for the last couple months.

Sarah - posted on 08/10/2012

If your worried, get the doctor to check that his ears aren't blocked. Boys in general are slower to talk. I wouldn't worry too much yet, he is still a baby.

Krysta - posted on 08/05/2012

My son is almost 17 months and he doesnt really say much either he does alot of baby talk that i dnt understand and i repeat stuff to him all day long and he says none of them

LaNeisha - posted on 08/05/2012

Girl hes only 1 ,give him time an stop pushn him. Every child goes at their own time

Sara - posted on 08/04/2012

Unfortunately kids refuse to adhere to the drs manual, and they will start talking when they are ready. If the hearing is fine I would not worry so much about it yet. I went through this with my 4th child and everybody including his preschool teachers were all excited about the fact that he did not say anything. When he was almost 3 I finally relented and saw a speech therapist. It was a totally unnnecesery thing for him to go through, because as soon as he turned three he starts talking in whole sentences and says I am big now, and I can talk. When asked why he didnt talk to the speech therapist he said I dont want to. Why not? I dont like her. Made perfect sense to him and he is now 4 1/2 and there are so many times when I would welcome just 5 min of him NOT talking. Dont stress too much.

Wendy - posted on 08/04/2012

My son will be 2 next Saturday and he only has a vocab of about 10 words. Mama, Aria (big sister), ball, poo, spoon, fork and his favourite, Na! There is absolutely nothing I can do to entice him to talk. He is determined to do it when he is ready. He didn't crawl until he was one and decided to walk when he was 17 months old, he just stood up and walked across the room! He does things his way and in his own time. In contrast my daughter was crawling at 7 months, walking at 11 and talking from 12 months. I know there is nothing wrong with Sam, he is just stubborn and determined to do it his way. Don't worry, he will do it in his own time.

Rebecca - posted on 08/01/2012

My daughter will be 2 this month and isn't talking very much either. I'm not worried about it, she communicates in different ways, but every kid learns at their own pace. Does your doctor have concerns about your son? Does he have any other developmental delay?

Kristin - posted on 07/31/2012

I wouldnt worry too much yet. Wait until he is 3 or speak to your doctor about having a speech therapist assess his speech. My kids all took a while to talk but once they did they never quit. My 6 yr old required speech therapy at age 3 and it took about one month for him to talk nonstop. NOw all my kids speak at normal ranges but they all talk lots which is funny because i have 2 boys and a girl and my girl (youngest) is ten times less talkative than the boys are lol good luck

Lindsay - posted on 07/30/2012

My daughter's pediatrician said she didn't have problems either but then the specialist said the blockage was so bad that the pediatrician couldn't see it with his instrument. It may not be that but I am a strong believer in 2nd opinions. If the speech therapy does not work by age 2 either then you should read up on Autism. The following website is helpful http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/... because the sooner you catch it the better. I am not trying to scare you but I believe the faster you figure out the cause the faster you can start fixing it. I am a Mom of 3 and a very aggressive and determined person when it comes to doing the best for my kids :) What ever the case is your child is a beautiful gift from God and will be fine!!!

Staci - posted on 07/30/2012

His doctor said if he isn't talking by 18 months she will put him in speech therapy right away. But like last well he said uh for the word up but he stopped saying it. And he hasn't ever had an ear infection or any ear problems I guess that's why the doctor didn't suggest seeing an ent! It does still worry me.

Lindsay - posted on 07/30/2012

My daughter did this too and she needed tubes in her ears. Don't assume the worst, just see an ear, nose, and throat specialist and cross it off if that isn't the problem. Good Luck!

Nicole - posted on 07/10/2012

ECI I had to do that as well with my twins with the walking part, they also offer for speech, your peditrician should have more info on that

Nicole - posted on 07/10/2012

i learned this trick pick up the object like a ball, put it by your mouth, say the word ball. it helps with the visual of learning to speak. and don't worry, my twins' vocabulary was small at that age as well, start teaching him the basics of sign language, so you can communicate with him. like more, eat, drink i did this with my girls & they still know the signs i taught them their almost 4yrs now

Courtney - posted on 06/28/2012

When my son was 18 months old we spoke to his pediatrician about the same concern. She was not concerned because he was developmentally on track in all other areas but referred us to our local early intervention program. His hearing is fine but he has learned to get what he needs without using words. The speech therapist has been working with us on ways to make using words and sounds fun and necessary for him. It's been kind of a slow process and I wonder if I've over-reacted and if we would have had the same success without outside help. There are a number of moms I've talked to since who have had similar issues and their kids are fine. I would start with a hearing screen and then try activities with bubbles (bubbles, pop, more) cars (ready, set, go, car, vroom), etc. That is what we did during our first sessions and it was fun, now he's almost 2 and has less of an attention span and gets bored with the sessions. I'm grateful for the guidance from the early sessions but I think he has 2 more before they re-evaluate and I'm thinking it's enough for now. Hope this helps!

Staci - posted on 06/28/2012

Okay, thank you SO much, I know that some doctors will tell you if they are concentrating on walking (for example) they will put the talking to the back burner. But my sister has 2 children who both needed speech therapy and the speech therapist said that is not true. So I just want to be safe and make sure everything is on track with him.

Jessica - posted on 06/28/2012

have you talk to his doctor? my son did the same thing he would say momma or dada all the time then stop.when he was 1 1/2 2 we had tubes put in his ear because there was fluid build up so it was blocking his hearing a little bit. have his doctor check for that. i went to a specialist he said theres nothing to worry about intill he turn about 3 and if he still isnt talking then theres a problem i believe my son has a speech problem (it runs in the family for boys) because he tries to talk it just doesnt come out right. he will be 3 in a month. so im a little worried but i hear if i take him to speech class hell be fine. so go to your doctors ask him to check his ears or take him to the E.N.T and talk to him in why he isnt talking yet. but you shouldnt be worried yet. remember boys develop slower then girls do.