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My son is almost 2 and 1/2 and only says 4 words. He's a very happy little boy, he's also intelligent and likes to be around other people but when I see other children I worry that he's not developing the same way as them. He was also a very late walker, he walks fine now. Someone told me he could be autistic, this terrifies me, his doctor told me to wait and see what happens until he's three. I'm worried, can someone tell me anything?. I shouldn't leave out that I'm from Spain and I only speak spanish to him.
He might just have a speech delay. Both of my sons have severe delays, but my daughter is fine. Both of them got speech teachers from the age of two and both of them went to and one is currently going to speech school at the age of 3. My older son was worse and talks great now. I wouldnt wait, go to your dr and get a referral for a speech evaluation. The earlier they start working with him the better! Good luck
Where do you live? In many states the public schools will do a screening for delays prior to preschool. They can also screen for hearing problems. I had my daughter evaluated in Washington State when she was 2 and a half. She was also not speaking. She was found to be developmentally delayed. They started her in a developmental preschool. She still receives Special Education services. If he is found to be learning disabled...keep in mind. It is not your fault. There is nothing you could have done differently to prevent a learning disability. AND finally, and I think most importantly, there is nothing to FIX. Your child is not broken, he may learn differently. You may have to use resources to help him adjust. I hope this helps.
My son is almost 2 and 1/2 and only says 4 words. He's a very happy little boy, he's also intelligent and likes to be around other people but when I see other children I worry that he's not developing the same way as them. He was also a very late walker, he walks fine now. Someone told me he could be autistic, this terrifies me, his doctor told me to wait and see what happens until he's three. I'm worried, can someone tell me anything?. I shouldn't leave out that I'm from Spain and I only speak spanish to him.
Some children don't begin to speek untill older than that, some times they just don't have anything to say.
If you are worried I am sure there is some way you could have him speech tested or some thing similar, not sure what they offer where you are.
Children do things such as crawl, walk, talk, potty train, etc. in their own time. My son is 2, almost 3, and he just barely started talking, but it was weird...when he realized he could do it, he never stopped talking
He now says 6 words: agua=water, hola=hi, bye, papa (he says papa and mama and knows who we are but doesn't call us anything) and recently learned to say Epi=Elmo in spanish.
By the way, we live in Bayonne, NJ and I know for a fact that he doesn't have a hearing problem.
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