Comments on: What to Do if a 2-Year-Old Isn’t Talking

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:34:32 +0000

My daughter just turned 5 and I have never once been referred to an SLP. Her ped never told me to get her screened. She mostly speaks in her made up language and with her PECs cards. I don’t think her doc believed me when I said there was a problem because my daughter decided to talk to her when we went in for a check-up.

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:37:38 +0000

Our son was the same and didn’t really talk much until his 2nd birthday. He got ear tubes 3 days before his birthday and after that, he talked up a storm. Seriously, within a couple of weeks of the surgery, he was saying all kinds of words. The ENT said the pressure in his ears was so high that his hearing was like Charlie Brown’s teacher. Other than the ear infections leading to tubes, he was perfectly happy and healthy. My daughter got her ear tubes at 10 months and is talking like crazy at 18 months.

It’s definitely worth getting checked out, just in case. I’ve also known people whose kids didn’t utter a word until 2 1/2 and then they couldn’t stop talking after that. And all of my friends with boys have started talking way later than girls. Good luck!

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:54:00 +0000

I know this must be so hard for parents, having a late talker. I’m no professional, but of course I agree with Dr. Heather about getting your son checked out. Early Intervention teams do so much good for children who need them.

I do want to share however that I know two people who started talking well after their third birthdays. My girl friend was four before she started talking. (Both were taken to specialists, etc. by their parents.) Now, both are very intelligent college students with honors. In both cases, their parents say that the specialists ascertained that they had great comprehension and non-verbal communication.

Best of luck to you!