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[quote=Anonymous]OP, ok, you have your answer:  your son can't follow instructions that are out of the ordinary, and can't "act out" other people's roles (one doll is the Mom, one doll is the Dad).

So, your son is also 2 1/2 years old, AND has a language delay.  Work on your son's language delay with a speech therapist so he CAN understand what is being said, and then you'll see if there is a cognitive delay.  I think until your son has more language (expressive and receptive) then it will be hard to truly see if the issue is language or cognitive.

So, he's confused about how to "build a tower" like the tester did.  Is that because he didn't understand the words? Or, he understood the words but didn't have the motor planning or fine motor skill to do the task?  Or has a cognitive delay that means he can't understand she wanted him to copy her?  Or didn't want to "perform" for a stranger?  You really can't know right this minute.  If he were 4 years old, I'd be much more concerned.

Just keep doing what you are doing - 2 1/2 year olds play side by side (parallel play) all the time.  And doing dramatic play "pretending to cook" is wonderful - his play will develop more as he has more experience and his langauge gets more developed.  You can help (sometimes) by saying "I'm the baby.  So what does a baby do?" And then he can tell you "cry" "drink milk" "sleep" and then you do the thing he says.  Again, though, his language may not be there yet, so you'll see less of this than with other 21/2 year olds.

I'd agree, most 21/2 year olds can "copy" - if I build a tower, a child would do it (although they'd be more apt to build onto mine I'm building, not build the identical one).  BUT the key is - WOULD THEY build it for a stranger?  Not always.

Again, work on his language, and the rest will either come along on "his" timeline or it won't and then you can deal with that if he does have a cognitive delay.  When a child has a language delay, often the rest of his play is affected because language is so critical - so it will take some time to "catch up" in all areas.  For other kids, once they unlock the language key they catch up really quickly - you won't know for 6-12 months which one he is! [/quote]

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