Speech Delay or Lack of understanding

[Anonymous]

Hi All,

My DD is 3yrs old and she only talks gibberish. sometimes she do sing/hum rhymes that too only tunes. but when we interrupt or try to sing same song she will move on to some other rhyme(tune).

every day we try to say /teach her simple words like apple, cow, dog--she don't even say single word or letter.

Speech therapy /ABA sessions are ON and also under process of child find evaluation. But would like to dig in more so that I can head towards right direction.

is it a speech delay issue/ her brain is not catching up these words. But she do follow some commands very well.

Please give some suggestions so that we can work harder at home.

[Anonymous]

Where are you? At 3 she needs to be evaluated by a professional.

[Anonymous]

How is her receptive language? That is, if you ask her to get her shoes, does she seem to understand you?

Where are you in the child find process? What jurisdiction do you live in? You should also look into getting a private speech evaluation. If you are also concerned about her receptive language (which is a bigger deal than just an expressive language delay), you should also get a global evaluation by a developmental pediatrician.

[Anonymous]

For my child, just therapy. It came when it was ready and exposure was helpful as he gained far more than many realize.

[Anonymous]

15:37@ I am in NOVA. when you say "
she needs to be evaluated by a professional." can you please explain. Currently she is evaluated by childfind/dev ped/ speech therapist/ABA and OT. other than these who else should evaluate her.

[Anonymous]

Hi! I am a psychologist that works with child find. You should call your public school's child find number and get an appointment.
It sounds like your child needs an assessment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:15:37@ I am in NOVA. when you say "
she needs to be evaluated by a professional." can you please explain. Currently she is evaluated by childfind/dev ped/ speech therapist/ABA and OT. other than these who else should evaluate her.

What have those professionals said? They should be giving you clear and specific suggestions of what you can be doing. Their suggestions will be better than anything an anonymous forum can suggest, since we don't know your child. If they haven't given you specific things to do, press them for suggestions.

[Anonymous]

15:45@if you ask her to get her shoes, does she seem to understand you? --not all times 1/10 she does it.

Where are you in the child find process?--just completed evaluation.

What jurisdiction do you live in?--Herndon, VA
You should also look into getting a private speech evaluation.--Done (almost 1 month with private ST)

If you are also concerned about her receptive language (which is a bigger deal than just an expressive language delay), you should also get a global evaluation by a developmental pediatrician--based on dev ped--I am taking ST/ABA.
what else you can suggest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:15:37@ I am in NOVA. when you say "
she needs to be evaluated by a professional." can you please explain. Currently she is evaluated by childfind/dev ped/ speech therapist/ABA and OT. other than these who else should evaluate her.

OP, I would go to an ENT and get her hearing checked. I would also go to a developmental pediatrician and get a global assessment. Childrens or KKI. You'll usually on a wait list for a while.

It's fine to move forward with the assessments/evaluations you've scheduled, but a developmental pediatrician will be able to pull all the loose ends together.

Just so you know, the gibberish is technically called "jargon." So you might hear this term used.
http://www.asha.org/practice-portal/glossary/

[Anonymous]

16:25 here, sorry you are including a developmental pediatrician. I missed that.

BTW, take heart, this is a process! I'm glad your getting help for your kid.

[Anonymous]

Does your child have an autism diagnosis? My child does and is completely non-verbal. We took her to a MAPS certified autism doc who said than he highly suspects seizures in non-verbal/low verbal kids. He recommended an overnight EEG. While my non-verbal child never exhibited any outward signs of seizures, low and behold the EEG revealed that she was having significant seizures during sleep. We've only just started treating them, but I'm hopeful based on what I've been reading that this intervention will bring speech. I hope you will consider the potential underlying medical reasons for your child's speech delays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does your child have an autism diagnosis? My child does and is completely non-verbal. We took her to a MAPS certified autism doc who said than he highly suspects seizures in non-verbal/low verbal kids. He recommended an overnight EEG. While my non-verbal child never exhibited any outward signs of seizures, low and behold the EEG revealed that she was having significant seizures during sleep. We've only just started treating them, but I'm hopeful based on what I've been reading that this intervention will bring speech. I hope you will consider the potential underlying medical reasons for your child's speech delays.

NP here....how did they test your child for seizures? I never even thought about this possibility, and now I'm concerned for my own DS. Thanks

[Anonymous]

Not OP, but I'm curious as to what the treatment is for seizures.

[Anonymous]

23:46@ yes my child have autism. mild to moderate. she babbles some words I am not sure we can say that as complete non-verbal. Can you please refer any MAPS certified autism doc. I visited only dev ped and other physicians not MAPS autism doc.

[Anonymous]

Seizures are very common for kids with autism. If you are concerned that your DC is having seizures talk to your developmental pediatrician. They can refer you for testing.

http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/epilepsy