No, Louison is not saying damn. It might be nice if that were my subject. Rather, the D stands for “delayed,” as in our son has a speech delay.

We had him assessed by two therapists on Tuesday. They pronounced him normal emotionally and cognitively… but the speech part….eeeh, might be a slight problem. Apparently, he’s lagging about 6 months behind in language development – he should be using about 15 words now, and he’s using about, oh, zero. That’s okay. I’m not worried.

Don’t try to tell me I’m in denial. A mother knows when something is wrong. Except of course when she’s in denial.

We’ve decided to go ahead with the speech therapy, once every other week. The therapists recommended only every other week instead of the usual every week - it seems they aren’t overly concerned either. Even though six months is a pretty significant delay, truth be told.

I feel like he’s on the verge of something. He’s finally started picking up the signs we use – three in only the last couple weeks (eat, all done, cracker). Something may be starting to click in that baby brain. Still, I think the therapy can only benefit him. His delay may only be temporary, but I want him to be verbal enough to be understood when he starts preschool. Plus, he had fun with the therapists, and it’s a nice opportunity for him to get to know new people.

Before he undergoes speech therapy, I would assume they checked his hearing? Seeing an audiologist (tympanometry, and should be done in sound-free booth) is often the first step in assessing a toddler's 'speech delay' and is critical (i.e. does he need tubes due to middle-ear fluid buildup?)

Michael MD

Heuuuu… c'est une blague ? Céleste dit juste "maman" et "non" ;-)

Et puis je me souviens d'un certain C… S… qui ne causait pas beaucoup, à une époque ! :-D

He will talk when he has something to say. It will come eventually I would not worry if I were you. At this point he has plenty of communication tools which allows him to get the point across, why add words to it..it alredy works just fine.

Love,
mom

I wouldn't worry about it. I would trust my "Mama feelings" because you know what is best for him and you would know if something was wrong. My 3 1/2 year old is just now really speaking sentences while other kids are very verbal. My 2 1/2 year old only really started to speak recently on an on going basis. Before that she would only spurt out a complete sentence once a month. She never talked and rarely acknowledged my questions until she was almost 2. At first I worried she had a hearing problem. However, I was put at ease right away. All I had to do was ask her if she wanted a cookie and she came a runnin'. Kids are all different. If he is bilingual it may take him longer than other children. Our doc in the States said it can take up to 3 years for them to sort it all out. :) I am sure he is fine.

Mon Dieu, Louison a déjà la pression... non it's a joke...
Ne t'inquiète, d'autant que sur les photos, on le voit manger seul ... et ça il faudrait en parler à gabriel (2 ans passé...)
Ne t'inquiète pas, il va à son rythme et il ne peut pas tout développer en même temps... peut-être sait-il déjà fait une équation au second degrés... où même; a-t-il l'oreille absolue.
Bisous
Sophie

makes me think about Cheese's 1st grade. He was supposely very "slow" and at the bottom of all the kids in kindergarten as he couldnt read or write at all when starting 1st grade... they politely told us he was a moron. Now, 1st grade is almost finished and he suddenly became the best reader of all 1st grade, with a level of a mid 2nd grader, dixit the same specialists... Sometimes, some kids just need a bit more time to develop...