Name: cherisalorraine Title: 19 months and not a word

does any one else have a child under two learning sign language mine is 19 months and she isnt talking her pediatrician doesnt think that it is just because big sister does it for her so to ease her frustration we started the classes and are doing well but i have questions about the type of therapy being used  ?

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Name: VB • Date: 09/06/2007 19:50:43

has her hearing been checked?  =

Name: cherisalorraine • Date: 09/07/2007 14:19:04

yes her hearing is fine we havent found a physical reason for the lack of speech but we are now looking into neurological problems
the therapy they are using is called swing therapy and the child swings while the therapist shows them signs and tries to get them to talk leslie(the therapist) says that it open neuro pathways that are similar to those used in speech but about a day after we have been there she wont sign any more o attempt to talk (not that it could be understood by any one but me and big sister)all she will do is make a sound like tssssss when she wants to talk  =

Name: cherisalorraine • Date: 09/16/2007 19:23:14

bump  =

Name: kimber • Date: 09/16/2007 23:37:34

I am getting worried like you are. My son is 18 months old and the only two words he can say is dada and bye bye. He want say anything else. The peds doctor says not to get worried until he is 24 months old. I had an emergency c-section due to a prolapsed cord. I hope he wasn't deprived of any oxygen.  =

Name: kimber • Date: 09/16/2007 23:39:32

My sister had a speech problem when she was young, I just hope it isn't genetic. I have heard that boys have more problems with talking than girls do.  =

Name: vb • Date: 09/17/2007 14:50:08

try reading this:
http://www.asha.org/public
/speech/disorders/LateBlooming.ht
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Name: vb • Date: 09/17/2007 14:51:14

I'll try it one more time, if this doesn't give a direct link just copy and paste to your address bar:
http://www.asha.org/public/
speech/disorders/LateBlooming.htm
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Name: 1 • Date: 04/22/2008 19:53:11

I wouldn't be worried i would only make noises or shreek until i was about 2, and there was nothing wrong  =