Speech Classes

YOU GUYS ARE WONDERFUL!! THANK YOU!! As for waiting until he is 4 I feel that is unfair to him..he tries to say exactly what he wants it just doesn't come out right so I know he can talk.he says over 60 words. he just cant prounounce several of them..

You can just talk to his Pediatrician about your concerns. He is still very young so I really wouldn't worry about anything yet. Your dr will probably tell you the same. My son is 4 and we just started his speech therapy about 2-3 months ago because his speech has not improved much over the last couple years. At 2 years old alot of what they say is still slurred and kind of gibberish. Stay calm. Talk to the dr if you want to, but I think he's fine. Give him time

Hello, well I am having the same problem my son is 3 yrs old and his peditrician wants him to be enroll in the Head Start program or the PPCD it all depends in the school district I live in Houston tx cfisd and they dont have the head start program... so I am also wondering if the ppcd is okey for my 3 yr old that has speech delay...

Call your county's Early Intervention coordinator. This individual will help you navigate the process! It will typically involve you writing a letter formally requesting an evaluation, having your son evaluated by a licensed speech pathologist who is approved by the county and then meeting with the EI team to determine eligibility. If your son is eligible, they will start services right away!

Call to schedule an appointment sooner rather than later b/c programs fill by January. If your son is not eligible, then you have an answer there too!

first you have to get him evaluated by a speech therapist. I would check his ears for fluid and see if he needs tubes also. my son is the same way and he has tubes. our insurance kicks in in 2 months and we will evaluate for speech and I am going to push for it. other than that you take them they let me sit in with my oldest and I practiced it at home with him. it is more making them think about how they say it. I catch myself doing it with my 2 yr old but he wont watch me when I say words and I kinda have a feeling he is partially deaf. I will get that evaluated in 2 months too.

dont jump the gun and think hes deaf because I am having my son evaluated for deafness I am doing it because deafness runs very strong on his dads side of the family. your son is using words more than mine. so I wouldnt worry a whole lot but take him to a speech therapist and an ent and have him evaluated and go from there.

Ah, yes, call ECI. But, if you have insurance, and even if you don't, you will want to find a way to get a private evaluation from a speech therapist. Public serivices are only required to make your child functional, and you want more than that, you want to maximize your child's development. You have less than a year until he turns three also, and your local school district takes over responsiblity once he turns three, so if ECI delays at all, you will miss your opportunity. You can get in to see a private therapist within a couple of weeks, and start therapy within days. The sooner the better with developmental issues.

Even if he qualifys for a public service, always supplement with private therapy so that he gets everything he needs to be his best, the school and ECI are not designed, nor responsible for doing that (no matter what they say, if they are wrong, you have no recourse what so ever.)

M.

Obviously a pediatrician or speech therapist should assess the situation, but don't panic yet. My mom tells me that I barely talked at all until I was about 4. At which point I let loose with complete, grammatically correct sentences. (And haven't stopped talking yet!) Your son may just be "observing" and one day will surprise you :)

call your board of education.. they will hlep you