My kid can't speak clearly
I am a Saudi woman. I have a daughter that will be turning four on 11/8. She doesn't speak that much. She says words like "stop", "ouch", "bye-bye", "milk", " sleep", and "thank you". She can count to ten and he tries to say his ABC's in English and Arabic. However these words are not that clear. If you don't really know her, you wouldn't understand what she is saying. I've not taken the steps to start her in speech therapy, because we don't have speech therapy in Saudi Arabia. This is a problem. I'm just concerned because I know she should be using two to three words sentences now. She understands simple commands, but can't carry on a conversation. She is in daycare and her teachers are also concerned. She doesn't participate in classroom activities. And it's very hard to get her to sit still and join a group activity. My problem is, since she is turning four, she needs to move up to the four year old room in daycare. However, she is not ready for that at all. The school made her stay for another year in three year classroom. In that room, the kids really have to be independent and verbal. I'm worried that her speech delay might be something extreme like Autism. I worried that I'm making too much of it, when nothing could be wrong with her. But on the flip side, it could be something wrong. I look at other kids her age or younger, and they are so much more advanced than she is. My family , my mother-in-law and some friends keep asking me why she still cannot speak. It really upsets me. I know she is smart. She is well-organized and independent. She likes joining people. But she uses few words and the rest is ununderstandable words. I am trying to make her repeat sentences after me ans she does, but she just repeating not using them. All I want is for her to be okay. If anyone has been through anything like this, I would appreciate your comments. Thanks.
