There will come a day when we wonder what all the fuss was about
Last Monday a diagnostician from our state's Early Intervention program came to the house to check out our little Buddy Boo.
At Buddy's two-year checkup, the pediatrician referred him for an evaluation since he's still not talking. By age two, most kids have a pretty large vocabulary. Buddy does not.
In some cases, speech delays can be a clue that there's some larger issue lurking. In others, it simply means the kid just isn't ready to talk.
Our little man fits the bill for a late talker: he's a boy with a talkative older sibling. Still, we've had a feeling for a while that something just isn't right with his speech development.
The diagnostician administered the DAYC test, which can be used to assess little ones in the areas of cognitive ability, communication, personal/social skills, physical skills, and adaptive behaviors.
For the most part, Buddy nailed the exercises. But his lack of speech was apparent.
Later in the day, the diagnostician called back with the results from the DAYC. Based on the little guy's scores, he qualifies for free speech therapy through the state's Early Intervention program.
It was good news and bad news at the same time.
No parent sits and dreams of the day their child gets diagnosed with a speech delay. But at the same time, knowing that my fellow taxpayers will be footing the bill for Buddy's therapy was a bright spot in an otherwise cloudy day.
Thank you, fellow taxpayers.
Today, two nice ladies from the Early Intervention program came by to talk with us and set goals for Buddy's therapy. Later this afternoon, the speech pathologist's office called.
Things are in motion. Daddy feels better.
At Buddy's two-year checkup, the pediatrician referred him for an evaluation since he's still not talking. By age two, most kids have a pretty large vocabulary. Buddy does not.
In some cases, speech delays can be a clue that there's some larger issue lurking. In others, it simply means the kid just isn't ready to talk.
Our little man fits the bill for a late talker: he's a boy with a talkative older sibling. Still, we've had a feeling for a while that something just isn't right with his speech development.
The diagnostician administered the DAYC test, which can be used to assess little ones in the areas of cognitive ability, communication, personal/social skills, physical skills, and adaptive behaviors.
For the most part, Buddy nailed the exercises. But his lack of speech was apparent.
Later in the day, the diagnostician called back with the results from the DAYC. Based on the little guy's scores, he qualifies for free speech therapy through the state's Early Intervention program.
It was good news and bad news at the same time.
No parent sits and dreams of the day their child gets diagnosed with a speech delay. But at the same time, knowing that my fellow taxpayers will be footing the bill for Buddy's therapy was a bright spot in an otherwise cloudy day.
Thank you, fellow taxpayers.
Today, two nice ladies from the Early Intervention program came by to talk with us and set goals for Buddy's therapy. Later this afternoon, the speech pathologist's office called.
Things are in motion. Daddy feels better.
posted by Leighton @ My Best Investments at
5:48 PM
10 Comments:
You're welcome.
And you should email Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer. She has some great stories regarding Corrie's lack of speaking that she would share with you.
Most likely, he'll speak in full sentences when he starts in on it and of course, after that, you won't be able to stop him from talking.
Hope all goes well and he's just biding his time to leave you speechless with his first vocal thoughts.
My little brother didn't speak more than four words until he was three. Not a thing in the world wrong with him -- he just didn't need to talk. I did it for him. ;) Seriously, he grunted or pointed and I told my parents what he wanted. Why should he bother speaking?
Aw, that is a mixed bag, isn't it?
Glad good help is ready and attainable. He'll do fine. :)
My boy barely spoke at all when he came to live with us just before his second birthday. In fact, he had been labeled as significantly developmentally delayed. The truth is, he just wasn't ready to talk. (He also hadn't been in a very nurturing environment, but that not true in your case.)
He went to speech therapy, and we worked with him a lot. But, really, when he was ready to talk, he talked. And talked. And talked.
He's almost 6 now, and he's completely fine. He started reading at 4. He reads better now than a lot of second graders. And he loves to learn.
Work with him, but don't push him, and don't panic. If there's no physical or developmental problems, he'll catch up in his own time. In a few years, you'll probably wish he would talk less. Every kid develops at their own pace...
My youngest daughter didn't really start talking until she was about 2 1/2. She had a very talkative older sister who interpreted every point and grunt. HOWEVER!!! Once Jessica started talking, her older sister would ask if there was an "off" switch. Yep, late talker, but never good at shutting up!!!
We had one child who talked like Buckwheat. " oh Tay!!! we getting in Tar" Translation, "ok we are getting in the car."
The other had his own space alien language or maybe he was speaking Swahili. None of us could figure out what he was saying except Buckwheat, who became his translator.
We were like a bad Saturday Night Live episode.
Suffice to say, all is well and they are fine. We have just moved on to preteen problems.
We have a neighbor who has been a late talker. Now that he is starting to speak, it is AMAZING how quickly his speech grows.
I think ours spoke coming out of the womb. And there are days I pray to go deaf.
My older two kids both have speech disorders: the oldest has full-fledged disbraxia, while the Boy has a minor speech issue (i.e. he lisps.). Both have been in speech therapy for YEARS! And it felt bad when each of them where diagnosed, but really and truly it's something that becomes NOT a big deal - just a small part of the wonderful whole that is your child.
Sounds like he will be a-ok. This tends to happen a lot when the older sibling(s) are talkers. Not only did Peanut not talk but she wouldn't walk either. Why bother - she had 4 older siblings that did everything for her and constantly came to her rescue.
Now she runs and talks at the same time and there are days I wish she didn't do either:)
My 17 month old son doesn't say "Mama" yet!!
Keep us posted!
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