I wish people are not quick to diagnose kids. Autism, adhd and all. Forgetting to know that all kids are different. Even albeit Einstein didn’t start talking until 3. Let’s stop being quick to diagnose and Medicate. We all develop at our own time. There is no award for who talks first or not. We all doing a great job, parents. Stop self diagnosing your kids or seeking to diagnose
Thanks for sharing your opinion here. My goal is to help parents work within the current medical system here in the United States. Unfortunately, you often need a diagnosis before insurance will pay for support. And I've seen so many families benefit from early intervention both personally and professionally that I really feel called to share what I know. I think it's important to remember that a diagnosis has nothing to do with a child's worth or who they will become; it's more about what support or help a child may have access to. Ultimately us parents get to decide what's best for our family and I'm just offering my perspective in case it helps give someone clarity.
Why are you afraid of a diagnosis? Knowing what is happening with your kids helps you to help them. Knowledge is power and it's better to know as early as possible if there is a problem that needs addressed.
Just wanted to say thank you for making these videos. My 3 year old is now in early childhood special education for preschool, they expect that she will "graduate" that program at the end of the year and enter regular preschool without any issues. It has been a long few year and so much time spent waiting. Videos like yours and a few other creators here on RUclips genuinely gave me some hope and some practical things to do at home during those times. She is now using sentences and I can't tell you how amazing it is to have those conversations with her.
Thank you so much for sharing 🥰 I love sharing information online; it's such a powerful and accessible tool. It makes me so incredibly happy to hear that it's been helpful for you and your family!
@@irishrob4035 She will be starting Kindergarten this fall. She has completely caught up in language. She briefly fell behind in fine motor skills but caught back up no problem. I think we were focused so much on language that we failed to provide enough practice time for fine motor, but we corrected quickly and she has been a star. She will have an IEP in Kindergarten because she still has some stimming but they expect her to blend into the classroom without too much trouble.
Hi, New here! My 18mos old boy is not talking yet. But he babbles and sounds mama, papa,baba,ne,la,he,ka aahh , but he doesn't say words. But he can understand what we are saying like if we tell him not to go there, or go back here he can understand it. He also shouts when he doesn't like the video he's watching on the tv It's like he's telling us to change the video since he doesn't like it. Is he delayed? Or just developing his language
Hi, and welcome! Unfortunately I can't say if a child is delayed or developing along the expected milestones without actually meeting them. However, at 18 months I would be listening for children to say many words on their own. For this reason, I would recommend talking to your child's doctor and seeking a speech therapist's support if available. A speech therapist can help you figure out how to best support your son's communication development, so he can find new ways to communicate what he wants or doesn't want. I am going to share a list of resources with you here: - Finding a speech therapist - toddlertalk.com/blog/how-to-find-a-pediatric-speech-therapist-near-me - Supporting toddlers with speech delay - toddlertalk.com/blog/speech-delay-in-toddlers - My 18 month old isn't talking, what should I do? - toddlertalk.com/blog/18-month-old-not-talking
thanks for this video. My 20 month old knows how to speak few words for example mama, cat, hat, car, duck and few more. I have noticed she has hard time pronouncing D, P, N. We talk to her with 3 languages at home. She understands everything. She is very talkative especially when she is playing alone with her toys and she even talks to us most of the time with eye contact but we cannot understand what she is saying, it is like still „baby talk“, is this normal? I mean, is she still on track?
My daughter is 18 month old when she was 16 months old she was saying like 5 to 7 words now at 18 months she's not saying noting sometimes daddad and she walks on her tippy toes not all the times but does her older brother haves autism and she is showing lots of signs
Hi Lucy, Researchers have found that speaking more than one language does not cause speech delay. I've linked a blog post I wrote summarizing the research regarding bilingual language development. toddlertalk.com/blog/bilingual-language-development
Yes, without meeting any individual children and understanding their communication skills I can't tell anyone that speech therapy isn't necessary. And because you can get a free evaluation for speech therapy here in the US through the Early Intervention programs I feel that it's a fairly low risk step to take to gather more information about your child's individual areas of stregth and areas for growth. In addition to speech therapy, there are many things you can do at home to support language development. If you're interested in learning about at home strategies and activities you can check out this resource: toddlertalk.com/toddler-talk-language-program
Your video is titled "how to help from home" and yet the only help is visit a speech therapist. The title is clickbaity if you don't offer any gereral at home advice.
I was so worried with my 18 month old son. At first when he was about 7 to 8 months he can say "papa" "mama" or "pa"(to his grandpa". Now he is 18 month old he doesnt say a clear word. He just babbled all the time with different kind of sound. But he wasnt trying to say something to me or atleast communicate with. He just babbled while walking or playing. I dunno if he trying to say something. When he want something he just grab my hand or (hand leading). When he want to open a bag of chips he gave me the bag of chips for to open. When he want to go outside he gets my jacket and giving it to me. It means he wants to go out. Or he follow me if he notice if im going out the room. Also, when he doing something like opening the drawer, i told him to close it and leave it and he did what i told him so. My question is. Is he trying to communicating me? Is there a chance he could talk soon? Thanks for a lot of advice anyway. God bless you
Hi Farah Mai, It does sound like your son is communicating with you. There are many ways of communicating without words. So when he takes your hand and pulls you towards what he wants, that's his way of communicating with you. You may also notice his tone of voice change when he's babbling, this could be another way of communicating that he is either happy or upset with you. There's no way for me to guess if your little boy will start talking soon. However there are some steps that toddlers usually take towards talking. First they will start using more gestures, like pointing. Then they will start trying to copy more of your words, even though the pronunciation is often hard to understand at this stage. These stages usually last a few months and then children will say their first word. You can look at this page for ideas on how to teach communication with gestures at home: toddlertalk.com/blog/communicating-with-gestures
@@toddlertalk wow. Thanks for the wonderful reply, again. I guess he is trying to communicate with us. I can see how he change. I hope someday or soon he could say something. Thank u maam. This is such a big help
@@toddlertalk hi, my 18 month old son isn't talking, he says mama, daddy but no other words. He will point at things he wants. He babbles and makes sounds.when I tell him no to come away from something I don't want him touching or doing, he doesn't listen, he will occasionally respond to his name but not very often. He walks on his tiptoes, likes spinning in circles and as got some strange hand movements, he will flap his arms, or stiffen them, he opens and closes his fists. He will hold his hands next to is eyes. So I'm wondering if he could be on the autism spectrum. I've got someone coming out next month to see him. His older brother as tourettes and dcd, traits of adhd and autism. 😊
Hi, this is a great question. Some developmental specialists will adjust age for the first 2ish years of life - so if your son was born 5 weeks early you could look at 17 month milestones when they are 18 months. I always suggest a hybrid approach - it feels a little arbitrary to advance or change milestone expectations form an adjusted age to an actual age all of a sudden. With my hybrid approach, you'll want to be sure your little one is meeting the milestones for their adjusted age and that the skills mentioned for their actual age are emerging (they are starting or trying to use those skills), especially as your little one gets closer to 2 years old. This goes hand in hand with my philosophy that it's best to support toddlers early on, when you've just noticed a delay, because it can be easier and faster to support them in reaching their milestones.
My son is 18 months old He says mummmm mum mum and nan nan nan sometimes the main word he says is da da da daddn dadn dadn to everything and everyone . He makes a lot of babble and huming noises but no actual words in there . He laughs at games and responds to me playing peek a boo by laughing but will not copy . He used to clap but now will only clap on my hand . He doesn't put arms up to pick up He thows all of his toys except cars he likes the weels on cars and has started to lay down and examine them . He can not understand comands such as come here or no He likes to sit in small spaces toy box and plastic tubs in-between the fridge and wall next to the tv unit He dosent point He dosent wave He dosent respond to his name . He dosent SLEEP well and wakes 3 times a night for a bottle He will not eat new foods very selective a sprinkle biscuit chicken nugget or stick choclate vanilla lolly pop vegimite toast and a rice cream or custard he will only eat it if a drop gos onto his lip and he taste it first normally crying before he eats his custard and shakes his head in a no motion and squints eyes as the spoon approachs but will settle and eat them two things he will rock his body back and forth if he is in the high cair trying to get out so i feed him standing up around the house he will only watch shrek 123 managasgar mini kids and teletubbies everything else he becomes distracted he will not sit still at all constantly climbing on things he will not copy me or other children and has pushed children of bikes at playgroup of uou take him away from something he will repetitively go back to try and do it and carry on he will not sit in his pram he bangs his head he can get the staps of will only sit if the pram is moveing forward im waiting for my evaluation for autism if anyone is interested i will keep you updated here .
Question: the sounds they should master bc they learned them earlier, is that based on the English language since is what's spoken to at home or is it an universal norm?
Hi Candy, that's a great question. The norms I use are all based on research with children who speak only English. There will be some differences for children who speak other languages.
My daughter is 3 year old and she is not talking she makes a lot of sounds I am really worried why she is not talking but she got understanding of the thing please can adivce me speach therapist is do video call and I am not happy with the service I am living in England if you adivce me any thing much appreciated
Hi Haleema, I am happy to share some ideas with you. Having the support of an in person speech therapist (or virtual) is really valuable because they can spend time with you and your daughter to know what is making it hard for her to say words and this will tell you how you can help her. I always recommend asking for a different speech therapist who may be a better fit for your family :) And here are some general recommendations I can make: First, I think you might find this post helpful: toddlertalk.com/blog/my-two-year-old-is-talking-jibberish It will teach you about which sounds toddlers learn and if you download our free pronunciation guide you will learn which sounds to practice at home and how to do it. You may also like this lesson (toddlertalk.com/blog/repeating-words-speech-therapy) which talks about how to teach toddlers to repeat words they hear you say. Its a great next step if your little girl is making lots of sounds but not saying words on her own. Keep in mind if she is having a hard time talking because pronunciation is challenging this lesson may not be the best fit. A good rule of thumb is to keep practicing at home as long as your daughter is having fun, and if she becomes frustrated it's time to stop and try a different way :)
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I wish people are not quick to diagnose kids. Autism, adhd and all. Forgetting to know that all kids are different. Even albeit Einstein didn’t start talking until 3. Let’s stop being quick to diagnose and Medicate. We all develop at our own time. There is no award for who talks first or not. We all doing a great job, parents. Stop self diagnosing your kids or seeking to diagnose
Thanks for sharing your opinion here. My goal is to help parents work within the current medical system here in the United States. Unfortunately, you often need a diagnosis before insurance will pay for support. And I've seen so many families benefit from early intervention both personally and professionally that I really feel called to share what I know. I think it's important to remember that a diagnosis has nothing to do with a child's worth or who they will become; it's more about what support or help a child may have access to. Ultimately us parents get to decide what's best for our family and I'm just offering my perspective in case it helps give someone clarity.
I love this... so true.
Why are you afraid of a diagnosis? Knowing what is happening with your kids helps you to help them. Knowledge is power and it's better to know as early as possible if there is a problem that needs addressed.
these videos are helpful to me going thru a difficult time comeing to terms with my new normal a head in the sand approach is very old fashioned .
Just wanted to say thank you for making these videos. My 3 year old is now in early childhood special education for preschool, they expect that she will "graduate" that program at the end of the year and enter regular preschool without any issues. It has been a long few year and so much time spent waiting. Videos like yours and a few other creators here on RUclips genuinely gave me some hope and some practical things to do at home during those times. She is now using sentences and I can't tell you how amazing it is to have those conversations with her.
Thank you so much for sharing 🥰 I love sharing information online; it's such a powerful and accessible tool. It makes me so incredibly happy to hear that it's been helpful for you and your family!
How's your little one doing now?
@@irishrob4035 She will be starting Kindergarten this fall. She has completely caught up in language. She briefly fell behind in fine motor skills but caught back up no problem. I think we were focused so much on language that we failed to provide enough practice time for fine motor, but we corrected quickly and she has been a star. She will have an IEP in Kindergarten because she still has some stimming but they expect her to blend into the classroom without too much trouble.
Hi, New here! My 18mos old boy is not talking yet. But he babbles and sounds mama, papa,baba,ne,la,he,ka aahh , but he doesn't say words. But he can understand what we are saying like if we tell him not to go there, or go back here he can understand it. He also shouts when he doesn't like the video he's watching on the tv It's like he's telling us to change the video since he doesn't like it. Is he delayed? Or just developing his language
Hi, and welcome! Unfortunately I can't say if a child is delayed or developing along the expected milestones without actually meeting them. However, at 18 months I would be listening for children to say many words on their own. For this reason, I would recommend talking to your child's doctor and seeking a speech therapist's support if available. A speech therapist can help you figure out how to best support your son's communication development, so he can find new ways to communicate what he wants or doesn't want. I am going to share a list of resources with you here:
- Finding a speech therapist - toddlertalk.com/blog/how-to-find-a-pediatric-speech-therapist-near-me
- Supporting toddlers with speech delay - toddlertalk.com/blog/speech-delay-in-toddlers
- My 18 month old isn't talking, what should I do? - toddlertalk.com/blog/18-month-old-not-talking
thanks for this video. My 20 month old knows how to speak few words for example mama, cat, hat, car, duck and few more. I have noticed she has hard time pronouncing D, P, N.
We talk to her with 3 languages at home. She understands everything. She is very talkative especially when she is playing alone with her toys and she even talks to us most of the time with eye contact but we cannot understand what she is saying, it is like still „baby talk“, is this normal? I mean, is she still on track?
My daughter is 18 month old when she was 16 months old she was saying like 5 to 7 words now at 18 months she's not saying noting sometimes daddad and she walks on her tippy toes not all the times but does her older brother haves autism and she is showing lots of signs
Hi, thank you for sharing with us here :) I find it's most helpful as a parents to hear from other people's experiences to know we're not alone.
We have 2 languages in the house - Afrikaans (South African) and English. Could that be a reason for my 18 month not saying any words yet ?
Hi Lucy,
Researchers have found that speaking more than one language does not cause speech delay. I've linked a blog post I wrote summarizing the research regarding bilingual language development.
toddlertalk.com/blog/bilingual-language-development
In a nutshell "if your child isn't talking seek speach therapy".
Yes, without meeting any individual children and understanding their communication skills I can't tell anyone that speech therapy isn't necessary. And because you can get a free evaluation for speech therapy here in the US through the Early Intervention programs I feel that it's a fairly low risk step to take to gather more information about your child's individual areas of stregth and areas for growth.
In addition to speech therapy, there are many things you can do at home to support language development. If you're interested in learning about at home strategies and activities you can check out this resource: toddlertalk.com/toddler-talk-language-program
Your video is titled "how to help from home" and yet the only help is visit a speech therapist. The title is clickbaity if you don't offer any gereral at home advice.
@@gorapsso, u just want to be negative. Either way the video is informative. Go find some more videos to help you😊
I was so worried with my 18 month old son. At first when he was about 7 to 8 months he can say "papa" "mama" or "pa"(to his grandpa". Now he is 18 month old he doesnt say a clear word. He just babbled all the time with different kind of sound. But he wasnt trying to say something to me or atleast communicate with. He just babbled while walking or playing. I dunno if he trying to say something. When he want something he just grab my hand or (hand leading). When he want to open a bag of chips he gave me the bag of chips for to open. When he want to go outside he gets my jacket and giving it to me. It means he wants to go out. Or he follow me if he notice if im going out the room. Also, when he doing something like opening the drawer, i told him to close it and leave it and he did what i told him so.
My question is. Is he trying to communicating me? Is there a chance he could talk soon?
Thanks for a lot of advice anyway. God bless you
Hi Farah Mai, It does sound like your son is communicating with you. There are many ways of communicating without words. So when he takes your hand and pulls you towards what he wants, that's his way of communicating with you. You may also notice his tone of voice change when he's babbling, this could be another way of communicating that he is either happy or upset with you.
There's no way for me to guess if your little boy will start talking soon. However there are some steps that toddlers usually take towards talking. First they will start using more gestures, like pointing. Then they will start trying to copy more of your words, even though the pronunciation is often hard to understand at this stage. These stages usually last a few months and then children will say their first word.
You can look at this page for ideas on how to teach communication with gestures at home: toddlertalk.com/blog/communicating-with-gestures
@@toddlertalk wow. Thanks for the wonderful reply, again. I guess he is trying to communicate with us. I can see how he change. I hope someday or soon he could say something. Thank u maam. This is such a big help
@@farahmai3641 i have same problem with my 18 months old son. How is your son doing now?
@@toddlertalk hi, my 18 month old son isn't talking, he says mama, daddy but no other words. He will point at things he wants. He babbles and makes sounds.when I tell him no to come away from something I don't want him touching or doing, he doesn't listen, he will occasionally respond to his name but not very often. He walks on his tiptoes, likes spinning in circles and as got some strange hand movements, he will flap his arms, or stiffen them, he opens and closes his fists. He will hold his hands next to is eyes. So I'm wondering if he could be on the autism spectrum. I've got someone coming out next month to see him. His older brother as tourettes and dcd, traits of adhd and autism. 😊
@@kellylockwood1840 how’s your son now ? Hope he’s doing well x
My son is 18 months old but was born 5 weeks early dors this matter in regarda to his time line
Hi, this is a great question. Some developmental specialists will adjust age for the first 2ish years of life - so if your son was born 5 weeks early you could look at 17 month milestones when they are 18 months. I always suggest a hybrid approach - it feels a little arbitrary to advance or change milestone expectations form an adjusted age to an actual age all of a sudden. With my hybrid approach, you'll want to be sure your little one is meeting the milestones for their adjusted age and that the skills mentioned for their actual age are emerging (they are starting or trying to use those skills), especially as your little one gets closer to 2 years old. This goes hand in hand with my philosophy that it's best to support toddlers early on, when you've just noticed a delay, because it can be easier and faster to support them in reaching their milestones.
My son is 18 months old
He says mummmm mum mum and nan nan nan sometimes the main word he says is da da da daddn dadn dadn to everything and everyone .
He makes a lot of babble and huming noises but no actual words in there . He laughs at games and responds to me playing peek a boo by laughing but will not copy .
He used to clap but now will only clap on my hand .
He doesn't put arms up to pick up
He thows all of his toys except cars he likes the weels on cars and has started to lay down and examine them .
He can not understand comands such as come here or no
He likes to sit in small spaces toy box and plastic tubs in-between the fridge and wall next to the tv unit
He dosent point
He dosent wave
He dosent respond to his name .
He dosent SLEEP well and wakes 3 times a night for a bottle
He will not eat new foods very selective a sprinkle biscuit chicken nugget or stick choclate vanilla lolly pop vegimite toast and a rice cream or custard he will only eat it if a drop gos onto his lip and he taste it first normally crying before he eats his custard and shakes his head in a no motion and squints eyes as the spoon approachs but will settle and eat them two things he will rock his body back and forth if he is in the high cair trying to get out so i feed him standing up around the house he will only watch shrek 123 managasgar mini kids and teletubbies everything else he becomes distracted he will not sit still at all constantly climbing on things he will not copy me or other children and has pushed children of bikes at playgroup of uou take him away from something he will repetitively go back to try and do it and carry on he will not sit in his pram he bangs his head he can get the staps of will only sit if the pram is moveing forward im waiting for my evaluation for autism if anyone is interested i will keep you updated here .
How did it go with your son’s diagnosis?
How’s he doing now?
Question: the sounds they should master bc they learned them earlier, is that based on the English language since is what's spoken to at home or is it an universal norm?
Hi Candy, that's a great question. The norms I use are all based on research with children who speak only English. There will be some differences for children who speak other languages.
My daughter is 3 year old and she is not talking she makes a lot of sounds I am really worried why she is not talking but she got understanding of the thing please can adivce me speach therapist is do video call and I am not happy with the service I am living in England if you adivce me any thing much appreciated
Hi Haleema, I am happy to share some ideas with you. Having the support of an in person speech therapist (or virtual) is really valuable because they can spend time with you and your daughter to know what is making it hard for her to say words and this will tell you how you can help her. I always recommend asking for a different speech therapist who may be a better fit for your family :)
And here are some general recommendations I can make:
First, I think you might find this post helpful: toddlertalk.com/blog/my-two-year-old-is-talking-jibberish It will teach you about which sounds toddlers learn and if you download our free pronunciation guide you will learn which sounds to practice at home and how to do it.
You may also like this lesson (toddlertalk.com/blog/repeating-words-speech-therapy) which talks about how to teach toddlers to repeat words they hear you say. Its a great next step if your little girl is making lots of sounds but not saying words on her own. Keep in mind if she is having a hard time talking because pronunciation is challenging this lesson may not be the best fit. A good rule of thumb is to keep practicing at home as long as your daughter is having fun, and if she becomes frustrated it's time to stop and try a different way :)
Is she speakimg now
She is no saying any single word she is diagnosed autism
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