When my little guy was a baby, we kept hearing from people, “Oh, he’s going to be an early talker, just listen to him babble!” And I proudly assumed the same until his 15-month appointment when his pediatrician asked the question that changed my mind: “How many words does he say?” “Umm…” I stammered. “Maybe [...]
Tag: speech therapy
Friday was our first speech evaluation. The office was conveniently located 15 minutes walking distance to us, so I pushed LO in his stroller in time for our appointment. The first session involved many, many questions about his general development and speech (Does he jargon? What words does he say?). I came prepared with my [...]
We drove a whole hour to the audiology center so that LO can have his hearing tested. While not required, the test is highly recommended to rule out the possibility of a hearing problem as a reason for his speech delay. Being that he squirmed, yelled, and threw a fit at the doctor’s office on [...]
Does “go…go…go” count as a word for “go”? Does “away-away” count, and especially when he only says it after we say it? If imitation and rambling counts, then LO has seven words. If it doesn’t, then he has zero words. Thus far, he repeats “be” for “ube” and “tapay” for “tinapay,” but says neither as [...]
We spoke with the pediatrician, who, after asking us a few questions about LO, seemed to think that he’s otherwise a normal little boy. She said we can respond to his grunting at this age because otherwise he’ll get frustrated, and that it’s good he’s finding other ways to communicate. He points, he grunts, he [...]
