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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]my little girl was like this. pediatrician said it was probably ok but to get her evaluated. She was speech delayed (expressive) but had great receptive language skills which is what it sounds like your little one has. Now 2 years 3 months and her expressive language is great. toddlers will talk when they want to. its not necessarily a sign of anything to be concerned about but you should def get it checked out.[/quote] Not all of this is correct. Often even if they “catch up” it’s an early sign of a learning disability. And there are norms. If your kid isn’t meeting norms, an eval is appropriate. [/quote] Absolutely false. Having a speech delay is not an early sign of a learning disability. A child can have both, but often a speech delay is unrelated and young children just need a year of early intervention and they are caught up. All children are different. -Signed a pediatric SLP[/quote]
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