• Replies 3 replies
  • Subscribers 25 subscribers
  • Views 4433 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

Does babbling mean he will talk?

Tobyted

Hi,

 

My son is 2 years 4 months and has been seen by a paediatrician who believes he is on the spectrum (as do i). He will by assessed towards the end of the year.

We have had a couple of visits from the speech & language therapist who has helped us start to use PECS with him as he doesnt speak at all and becomes very frustrated. So far so good although i get the impression this will be along process. I wonder if anyone can share their experience in teaching their own child and how long it took.

Also, all the professionals we have seen seem to have been encouraged by the fact that he babbles and is very vocal but they havent indicated that this means he will talk. Does anyone know if it is the case that he will?

Tobys mummy x

 

 

Parents

  • Hi - babbling is a good sign.  My son blew loads of raspberries but rarely babbled. He understood single words and short phrases, could write single words and liked numbers well before he spoke, which was a 6 word phrase at school when he was 5.  He has always been practical so he would bring a packet or a tin to me and I would name it.  Obviously the picture helped....a bit like pecs.  So I think you've got a very good chance that he'll speak.  Speech therapy is very important.  My son's pronounciation was pretty poor and he spoke whilst inhaling instead of whilst exhaling.  She sorted all that out for him.  Plenty of time yet.

Reply

  • Hi - babbling is a good sign.  My son blew loads of raspberries but rarely babbled. He understood single words and short phrases, could write single words and liked numbers well before he spoke, which was a 6 word phrase at school when he was 5.  He has always been practical so he would bring a packet or a tin to me and I would name it.  Obviously the picture helped....a bit like pecs.  So I think you've got a very good chance that he'll speak.  Speech therapy is very important.  My son's pronounciation was pretty poor and he spoke whilst inhaling instead of whilst exhaling.  She sorted all that out for him.  Plenty of time yet.

Children
No Data