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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Not our first rodeo, so yes, I know there can be other things down the road.  For my son, who was very similar at this age, it was ADHD-inattentive and LDs (recently diagnosed at 10).  Talks fine now though, so in that sense, I would say he recovered from that component of things.  Now we can't get him to be quiet.

Already answered the spectrum question, and developmental pediatrician is aware of what is going on and we are doing a more thorough eval in the fall.   Will be discussing this in more detail with her SLP, but as I said, she feels like she is doing well.  She will be going to speech camp over the summer, so we are looking forward to that as well.

Would still like to hear from any parents who specifically dealt with speech and language delays and having to prompt their kids to talk – for what it's worth, she will talk more to her siblings when we are not in the room.[/quote]

If she will talk to siblings when you are not in the room, I wouldn't worry or force it too much.  My son only liked to talk at that age when he was sure of what he was saying.  Or, he'd get stuck and stop mid-sentence (we'd just repeat what he said and encourage him to continue).  A few years later its much much better.  Give it another 2-3 years.  Even within a year, turning 6 made a huge difference.  Its more time.  Encourage the siblings to get her to talk.  I never forced it, just encouraged.  It may be more of a comfort and she may also need more time for answer as she has to formulate it before speaking so instead of getting an immediate response it may be a minute later, which is ok.  So, ask a question and give a very long pause.  Also, make sure the questions are simple, not multi-step nor very long sentences.  [/quote]

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