My son is going to be 2 in November. He spoke early and articulates himself well. But the past few weeks I've noticed him repeating the ending consonants of certain words... not all the time, but a lot of times.
For example, he'll ask me for his "Juice..s...s.." ...or he will often times repeat the 't' sound after words ... like "Out..t...t" or he will say "Yes....s......s"
It seems intentional. It does not sound like, or look like, something he is doing involuntarily. I don't think its a tick but what is it??
I was just wondering if anyone else's kids did this.... I don't want to overreact but it IS kind of weird. He has received on 3 vaccinations, and those were all when he was 12 months old. He never had any before, nor since. In case anyone was going to go there.
I JUST read an article about intentional stuttering in toddlers. I can't remember where it was or I would give you the link, but according to the article, it's a normal stage in speech development. I would watch it, but not worry about it.
My youngest daughter did this too...and at the same age as your son. If he articulates well and is having no problems expressing himself, I'd give it a month or two before worrying too much about it. My daughter had a speech delay and we began testing with her at 2yrs 9mos. of age. She received therapy from three of the best pathologists ever, and is now 6 yrs. old and graduated out of the program. Although she was delayed, the therapist told us that most children will experiment with beginning and ending consonant sounds between 2 and 3 yrs of age. She was right on target there. It passed after 6 or 8 weeks.
Mine is all about words that sound the same. Sometimes she gets it right, sometimes wrong. Also, she likes rhyming, but isnt very good at it yet. She is 4 1/2. Not sure about your son, but maybe he's just sounding. It doesnt sound like a stutter to me.
My son started stuttering when he was about 2 1/2 and he does it on and off still now and he is 4. His stutter was with the beginning word sounds. I am not sure if it is the same thing with end of word sounds. I spoke to the doctor and had a speech therapist test him at this preschool and both said that it is a normal developmental thing -- basically their mouth isn't catching up to their brain as they are learning more and more words. I was told as long as it improves after 3-6 months, it is not an issue. My son's stutter would improve and but then it would also return at times but improve again. I would watch him for the next few months and see if it improves but I also would not hesitate to talk to your doctor just to ease your concerns.
I think he's just becoming aware of the different sounds, etc and that he can "modify" words a bit. Sounds normal to me.
It may be because of how we teach them to speak.
When you were pronouncing things for him to say did you stress the last sound? if so he might have picked it up from that.
Has he had strep? chronic strep can cause tics(if it is a tic).
Because the evaluation is free if a child is under three, have the state's speech threrapists evaluate him to be sure. Every state has this program; look under Early Childhood services or go to your local school district. Because they intake the students at at three, they should know the phone numbers and contact info.
Good luck!
I would mention it to the ped in November, but I wouldn't worry about it. They are learning about different sounds and pronunciations. s makes things plural, or he may just be practicing the sound because it sounds fun. We would talk to him and say yesssssssssssssssssss, nooooooooooooooo and then yes, no. He would copy us and we would just play with the sounds of words.
My son did the same thing just after turning two. He is now almost 3 and it is completely gone. He is very verbal and articulates very well now. I wouldn't worry abut it unless it doesn't go away in a few months.
