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[quote=Anonymous]Good for you for realizing he may need some extra support and services. It definitely sounds like he has a speech delay, and speech therapy will help immensely.

It also sounds like he could also have a general delay. Most kids can recognize several shapes and colors at age 2, so if he is having issues learning or retaining that information, I think you are right to have some concerns. I’m wondering if any of this has been caught at his annual check ups? There is screening just for these tasks, and if he did not know colors or shapes or animal sounds or have many words at age 2 or age 3, I’m surprised he was not flagged for evaluations a year or more ago. Regardless, yes, get him into his pediatrician for a potential referral to a developmental pediatrician and support services. He might just be a little behind I need a little more of a push, but if there is a larger issue, getting ahead of it as much as possible is going to benefit him for sure.

In the meantime, double down efforts to read to him, sing songs, have him watch educational shows are clips, and definitely get a leapfrog or electronic toy if he does well with audio and visual learning and if he is attracted to electronic toys. [/quote]

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