[MissKittyMomma]

Hi,

I am starting to get extremely concerned for my daughter. She is the younger of two kids. My son is 13 yrs old and I was a single mother with him, so he developed right along with every other kid at daycare. My daughter is now 2 1/2 - she has not been exposed to ANY other children ever. She was speaking along with the milstones at 1yr old saying"Mama" "Dada" and a host of other babbles. She had not gotten her teeth in yet when this was happening.

At about 16 months she got all her teeth at once. She has been chewing a lot on everything as normal, but now - her speech as gone by the way side. She no longer says things that I can understand besides "Eat" and that's more of an "EEEE" when it comes out. I try to read to her, and she pays attention for a bit then wants nothing to do with it.

Now to be clear, I have heard her call my hubby "yaddy" for daddy - and once she said "mama" as clear as a bell. Other than those two or three words, nothing. She tries to sing with her voice I can tell, and she makes TONS of verbal or audible sounds. Lots of grunts, razzberriers, jammering incoherent words or noises otherwise.

She can follow my requests pretty well, even 2 step requests. Her gross motor skills are up to par - with no problems. But, she has no interest in feeding herself, eating more solid foods(we still have her on a lot of baby foods a day). She just throws all attempts to change her food to the floor repeatedly.

She has a fixation on having 2 toys that match always. I didn't see this in my son at all. She was delivered in an emergency c-section and there was problems with my placenta as well as she was being choked by cord.

My pediatrician at her one year check up told me something was wrong with her. I didn't want to over worry about her not talking at one however. At her 2 yr old check up in a different doctor / different town, the doctor told me NOT to be worried and that she will catch up with the others when she is ready.

I am extremely frightened she has some type of autism. I looked up the info and do not see very many characteristics in her they list. She most certainly knows her name and will look right at you when called.

Is this all stemming from her staying home with me, and not being forced into daycare at a young age to swim with the others? Or do you think she really has a problem? She can stack blocks, jump up with 2 feet, gives kisses to everyone she knows, and plays with us in an interactive way.

Is anyone else having the same problem? I read the other postings and I will look into the fact that her mouth muscles may not have opened up with her delivery coming c-section. Other than that any advice to help me relax will certain be appreciated. :)

Thanks!

[pultabator]

At this point she sounds normal. I did not hardly speak until I was 5 years old. My niece did not talk with audible words until she was 4. She is 5 now and is caught up with other kids her age. As far as the 2 matching toys. My 3 year is the same way. She was also delivered by C-Section. Did not crawl until she was almost 1 and didn't start walking until she was nearly 15 months. Now at age 3 she is above others in her pre-school in academics, loves art and dancing. What I am saying is that every kid has there own pace of doing things. She really does not have a reason to use words as she has her other methods to get what she needs from you. As far as the food, let her throw a tantrum if you really want to get her off the baby food. The tantrums will not last long if you stick to your guns. Be patient with her and she will start talking. If you can have her associate with kids her age by going to the park often or having her go to a 1/2 day pre-school or something. I hope this puts you at some ease. What ever you do, don't let the doctors put her on any drugs. That is the last thing she needs and seem s to be the first thing parents jump for because it is just "easier".

[danielnoahsmommy]

I have a small child and have a masters in early childhood education. I have some sugestions for you. First and foremost get involved in some mommy and me clasess she needs exposure. Also you can have her evaluated. Ask your pediatrician for a referral. Mommy's senses are usually right on target. Please expose her to children her own age.

[TABBYSDAD]

Hi,

I am starting to get extremely concerned for my daughter. She is the younger of two kids. My son is 13 yrs old and I was a single mother with him, so he developed right along with every other kid at daycare. My daughter is now 2 1/2 - she has not been exposed to ANY other children ever. She was speaking along with the milstones at 1yr old saying"Mama" "Dada" and a host of other babbles. She had not gotten her teeth in yet when this was happening.

At about 16 months she got all her teeth at once. She has been chewing a lot on everything as normal, but now - her speech as gone by the way side. She no longer says things that I can understand besides "Eat" and thats more of an "EEEE" when it comes out. I try to read to her, and she pays attention for a bit then wants nothing to do with it.

Now to be clear, I have heard her call my hubby "yaddy" for daddy - and once she said "mama" as clear as a bell. Other than those two or three words, nothing. She tries to sing with her voice I can tell, and she makes TONS of verbal or audible sounds. Lots of grunts, razzberriers, jammering incoherent words or noises otherwise.

She can follow my requests pretty well, even 2 step requests. Her gross motor skills are up to par - with no problems. But, she has no interest in feeding herself, eating more solid foods(we still have her on a lot of baby foods a day). She just throws all attempts to change her food to the floor repeatedly.

She has a fixation on having 2 toys that match always. I didn't see this in my son at all. She was delivered in an emergency c-section and there was problems with my placenta as well as she was being choked by cord.

My pediatrician at her one year check up told me something was wrong with her. I didn't want to over worry about her not talking at one however. At her 2 yr old check up in a different doctor / different town, the doctor told me NOT to be worried and that she will catch up with the others when she is ready.

I am extremely frightened she has some type of autism. I looked up the info and do not see very many characteristics in her they list. She most certainly knows her name and will look right at you when called.

Is this all stemming from her staying home with me, and not being forced into daycare at a young age to swim with the others? Or do you think she really has a problem? She can stack blocks, jump up with 2 feet, gives kisses to everyone she knows, and plays with us in an interactive way.

Is anyone else having the same problem? I read the other postings and I will look into the fact that her mouth muscles may not have opened up with her delivery coming c-section. Other than that any advice to help me relax will certain be appreciated. :)

Thanks!!

Our baby does the same thing,but she is 4 .she has been through oh surgery for tetralogy of fallot,a rare heart defect .have you had you baby checked for degeorge syndrome.our baby girl doesn't talk at all ,she laughts and makes noises.were going next week to have her hearing checked .also we are going to have her checked again for degeorge .I have been told by her heart doctor the test we had done when she was born may not have been correct .at least ask you doctor if that may be an option .hope she doesn't .our baby use to say mommy at the age of 16mo then just stopped ,so we don't no if its degeorge or hearing loss .Ill put you on buddy list maybe we can compare notes

[AGS1975]

I have a 2 year old that sounds almost the same except that he feeds himself. I also too heard him say several words audibly. He has quit talking too. However, he does everything else he should at his age. My grandfather didn't talk until he was 4 and I have a maternal 2nd cousin who didn't speak until he was 3. My son was born naturally. My suggestion to you is to continue to encourage him to speak, but don't get discouraged. Praise him/her on the other things they achieve at. Have patience, if at the age of 5, and little one is still not speaking, then seek professional guidance.

[LaurieH]

Hi I see this is a very old post... Im going through the same thing :/ Our son is 28months and he counts to 10 with his fingers knows what number belongs where :) he says momma and dada but that's about it. I heard him say eat a couple times but he has stopped. I had a test done for hearing last week they had to sedate him but haven't gotten the results back yet.. I know he can hear because he reacts to sounds and when we call his name, I guess I have to just see what the results say and go from there.