Re: Speech Delay help

On 30 Dec 2005 14:32:04 GMT, kevles@xxxxxxx (Beth Kevles) wrote:

>For what it's worth, my older son was in a nursery school class of 9
>2-year olds, all with birthdays in a very narrow (3 month) range. At
>the start of the school year, with all the kids just hitting 24-26
>months, only four children spoke more than a few single words.

Yes, I understand that. There are other symptoms though with a
child like dgs.

Most children this age certainly initiate social contact. They point
at things with their index fingers. They reach for toys and indicate
what they want with gestures and grunting if not with words.

>(Interestingly, three of the early speakers were at the younger end of
>the age range.) By the end of the school year, with the kids all
>about 33-35 months old, all of them had exploded with language and were
>really speaking. The same children were together for the next two
>years, and as far as I know there were no obvious language difficulties
>for any of them.
>
>The teachers all seemed to think that every one of the kids was
>perfectly normal in their language development.

Dgs didn't play *appropriately* with toys. He did not explore the
world really - he *stimmed*. He didn't walk *to* places. He walked
back and forth in (sometimes pushing his push toy, sometimes just
walking for the sake of walking). You would have to see him to
understand just how delayed he is compared to other children his
age.


--
Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

The Outer Limits
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