delayed talker?..

[marose17]

^ Is your baby babbling at the very least?  Responsive naman? 

15 months old is not too early.  I had my children assessed by a dev pedia when they were 11 months old.  But may special circumstance, my children were premature babies.

[chicafabulosa]

Sis chicafabulosa, girl yung baby ko..  Siguro dko nalang ipressure, ill just wait and just do what i think will help her improve. thank you

ah i see.. Basta angimpt is she respond to you when youre trying to tell her something. Or even giving a try to communicate by pointing things etc.

[happyfemme]

My babyboy is 2 years old na, unfortunately sabi ng pedia ko yung speech niya somehow compare to a 16month old baby lang.

Sabi niya sa akin kapag hindi pa rin nag salita sa susunod na check up niya ipa-assess ko na raw sa dev pedia. And she recommended me to enroll him to toddler school na.

So far ito ang alam niya:
1. he identifies shapes
2. sorts colors
3. he knows his body parts
4. he dances when there's a music playing
5. he understands "adult talk"... we dont baby talk him. He understand adult conversation, maximum of 2 sentences.
6. he points

Ang kaso mga 10 words palang ang alam niya. huhuhu. sad talaga ako. 

[marose17]

^ If I were you, I will set an appointment with a developmental pedia asap.  Ang tagal kasi ng waiting time to get a slot.  Kung mag-wait ka pa until the next pedia check-up (which is when?) tapos walang improvement at doon ka pa lang magpapa-appointment, sayang ang time!

[happyfemme]

Thanks sis marose17, somehow i need that push. Hanap ako ng developmental sa Asian.

Nakakapressure kasi pag kino-compare si baby sa ibang bata eh.

[marose17]

^ May laging name-mention sa developmental pedia thread na dev pedias in Asian, Dr. Joel Lazaro and Dr. Bernadette Benitez, if I am not mistaken.

8 months delayed na kasi ang baby mo, sis, medyo maraming kailangan habulin.  The earlier you see a dev pedia, the better para maagapan. 

[happyfemme]

Si dra benitez is not accepting appointments as of the moment, si dr lazaro sa december na ang open slot. I was able to get a slot kay Dra. Anna Moral, sa september ako naka set ng appointment. Baka may feedback kayo kay dra moral let me know mga sis.

Siguro while waiting for my kid's assesment, baka enroll ko muna si baby si kindermusik. Baka sakaling may improvements, malaking bagay din ang one month.

Btw, ano ba ang ginagawa ng dev pedia sa child during the assessment? Sabi kasi sa akin mga 1 1/2 hour daw, tapos 3k ang fee. May follow up sessions ba ito?

Again, thanks sis.

[marose17]

^ Sis usually, may interview muna with the parents to discuss your concerns, yung daily routine ng bata, medical history (kaya kailangan ng referral from the pedia usually), etc.  Tapos, may ipapagawang activities sa bata to assess all domains of development.  Parang play ito for the child pero may significance each activity.  Actually, diyan pa lang magkaka-clue na ang parents eh kung may hindi magawa or ma-complete na activity yung bata.  The dev pedia will discuss her initial assessment with the parents, as well as recommend intervention strategy (therapy).  Tapos, may follow-up iyan in x no. of months.  Mas okay na magpa-sked ka na agad ng follow-up check-up sa secretary on the day of your first visit.

[Princess_Chill]

hmm hindi ko alam kung need ko na ba ma alarm or what 2.5 years na si baby pero kokonti plang alam niya sabihin...

should i be alarmed na? hai

[slovy]

^my son who's a 2.2 year old, konti pa lang din nasasabi, mama/papa/babye/wow/hi/elow/no/baby.. yan pa lang. 123 nya wa-tu-si. lol. madami nagsabi antayin daw muna namin mag 3 saka kami magconsult sa devped kasi masyado pa raw bata. at nakakaintindi naman kasi sya, nauutusan ko na. at madami na sya alam, hindi lang talaga sya nakakapagsalita pero naeexpress naman nya mga bagay na gusto nya. at si hubby kasi delayed talker din kaya sabi ng pedia baka namana.

[marose17]

From my previous post (backreading helps, fyi) :

Here's a guide given by the dev ped of my sons:

Expressive language milestones:

1 year - 1 word sentences
2 years - 2 word sentences
3 years - 3 to 5 word sentences
4 years - 4 to 7 word sentences

Expressive vocabulary:

1 year - 1-10 words
1 1/2 years - 10-100 words
2 years - 100-250 words
2 1/2 years - 250-400 words
3 years - 450-900 words
4 years - 1500+ words

Speech milestones:

3 years - sounds of the letters m, b, p, h, w and all vowels
4 years - k, g, t, d, n, ng, f
5 years - s, z, l, v, y, th, sh, wh, ch
6 years - r, j

Speech intelligibility (how well others understand your child)

2 years - 25%
2 1/2 years - 60-65%
3 years - 75-90%
4 years - 90%

Source: Kathleen E. Mahn, Vanderbilt Universtiy, www.forepath.org

* Stuttering in the preschool years is normal.   Be sure to give your child time to say what he is trying to say.

*** If you have concerns about your child's speech and language skills, discuss it with your child's doctor or a speech-language pathologist.

Other resources:  www.asha.org, www.stutteringhelp.org, www.audfound.org

[iceebaby]

Sis Marose! Ayan... your post is very helpful.

Sa 3 kids ko, lahat sila iba iba ang ages/phase that they started talking and talking intelligibly.

My boy (now 7) started talking at 2.5 (very rich vocabulary but ako lang and yaya can understand). Then, at 3 even his teachers couldn't understand him. Worse, he stutters pa (because mabilis siya mag-isip and magsalita). He stopped stuttering at 5. Ngayon, minsan he still talks so fast that we have to tell him to talk slowly kasi di talaga maintindihan. Now, spelling and math whiz!

My twin girls (both of them started talking 1-2 word sentences before they turned 2. Now at 2.5 both can talk 3-5 sentences intelligibly.

I was so worried before sa eldest ko... pero they have their own phase talaga. We need not hurry unless talagang may delay which the docs can tell naman.

[kalaiyaan]

Thanks marose17 for the info.

Worried din ako for my baby 18months sya nung pinasok ko sa playgroup hindi sya nagsasalita.
after few months nasabi ko sa teacher nya na bakit hindi pa nagsasalita ang payo nya sa akin iwasan daw painumin sa bottle hanggat maaari sa glass nalang daw, tapos wag na raw ipakagat ang kanyang favorite pampaantok blanket.
tumitigas daw kasi yung dila.

Para sa akin dedma lang pero si hubby sinunod ng bongga ang payo ni teacher.

Now 22 months na sya, kaya nya na ulitin ang alphabet at nakakapagbilang na din sya ng 1-20
at 2 word sentences na rin sya.
Siguro malaking tulong talaga na pinasok namin sya sa playgroup kaysa sa nanny lang sya na puro teleserye ang naririnig.

Isa pa sigurong dahilan kaya ang tagal magsalita ay naguguluhan lang sya kung anong sasabihin nya kasi school nya mandarin and english tapos sa bahay kung magusap kami ni hubby tagalog, pero kapag kakausapin sya english.

nalilito na ata sya.

[marose17]

@iceebaby, with some children, delayed ang expressive language (ability to verbalize) pero on time ang receptive language (ability to understand).  I believe I am quite an observant mom and may tendency akong i-compare or i-level sa peers nila ang mga anak ko (kasi nga preemies sila kaya alisto ako sa development nila) kaya naman when I noticed na delayed ang expressive language ng mga kids ko, talagang I engaged them in conversations, read them books, talked to them about anything under the sun (may examples ako sa earlier posts ko dito sa thread circa 2009-2010) and implemented a strict no-tv before 2 years old policy in my house.

@kalaiyaan, my helpers and mom spoke to my children in Filipino while my husband and I spoke to them in English.  Hindi naman nagka-problem.  Children are very smart!  Even at a young age, they can distinguish which is which.

Another tip:  do not try to anticipate your children's needs all the time.  Encourage them to speak out and tell you what they need.  For example, you see your child looking for a snack.  Instead of giving the snack right away, ask your child what he wants, where is it and other leading questions.  Let your child verbalize his needs.

[happyfemme]

sis marose17 - sinubukan ko yang approach na yan "verbalizing his needs"


Tinuturo niya yung milk niya, hindi ko kinukuha. Sabi ko "what do you need?", then he points at his bottle. Sabi ko "oh, your milk? you want to drink milk?". Still, he keeps on pointing it. Hindi ko talaga kinukuha yung bottle niya, sabi ko "miiiillllk" ng paulit-ulit.

Nakulitan yung anak ko sa akin. Tumayo bigla, pumunta sa table at siya nalang kumuha ng bote ng milk niya. Haaaay naku!

[marose17]

^ With children, you have to be patient.  Do not expect major changes to happen overnight.  In the meantime nga, for your peace of mind, consult a developmental pediatrician.

[vague30]

^^ sis, also avoid questions that are answerable by yes or no or a nod.

[Princess_Chill]

@ sis marose
thanks for the info...my baby is a primie din...she can understand what im saying its just that nagsasalita siya ng nagsasalita na hindi ko maintindihan...but she will say what she wants like dede, yum yum, mommy, daddy, yaya, tenk u, sorry,

does being a primie be the effect of her being a delayed talker?

[chelle_peachy0524]

joining...

my son is also a delayed talker... konting words pa lang ang natutunan nya like mama, dede, hindi, ball nya is ba... mas ina act nya yung gusto nya sabihin. nakakatawa lang kapag minsan,  ituturo ko yung words na pusa o aso, mas sinasabi nya yung animal sound like kapag sinabi kong dog, sasabihin nya, aw aw. tapos sa pusa naman yung act na nambubugaw like shoo... kakaloka!

[sachism]

How old is your baby sis?