Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:She should have 3-5 words at this point. I would call early intervention and schedule an evaluation. Also schedule an appointment for her with an audiologist to get her hearing checked.
There is such a wide range of normal at this age. I would just be proactive and have her evaluated.
total overreacting for a child that can communicate. Wait a few more months.
DP, but I strongly disagree. Both of my kids were speech delayed. For one, it was the first clear sign of global low muscle tone issues that needed a bunch of different therapies to address, but because we started so young (first started looking into evals at 14 months, diagnosed at 18 months) it was much easier to address than it would have been if we’d waited longer and he had broader/more significant delays.
With the second, it turned out she had a severe ear wax blockage in both ears that meant she actually was hearing very little. Got it cleaned out and put her on a maintenance program, and then she picked up words like crazy. Had it been a more serious hearing problem, the earlier they intervene the more options there are for addressing hearing loss.
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