At what age/point do you consider speech therapy? My step daughter is 3 years old and I feel like…
At what age/point do you consider speech therapy? My step daughter is 3 years old and I feel like she is behind in the speech department. She mumbles and babbles more than she actually says clear understandable words. 80% of the time we don’t understand what she’s saying. My daughter is 2 months older than her and she’s very advanced so I don’t have anything to compare (I know you can’t compare kids)
Chantal Reeves ·
Мама сына (6 лет)
My son started speech at 2. And is now 6 and finally getting to the point hes gonna be graduating from it
Chantal Reeves ··
Мама сына (6 лет)
@lollyallie96 cause he said maybe 5 words and whined and cried alot
Allison··
Мама двоих (3 года, 3 года)
@mommyandstepmommy, well she talks. It’s just nobody understands her most of the time. She’s got a very good understanding of everything it’s literally just her speech that I’m a little confused about
Chantal Reeves ··
Мама сына (6 лет)
@lollyallie96 have her Evaluated
Mrs.stkrdknmibalz·
My daughter has been in speech therapy since August
Mama Coco·
My son was in speech at 2. He’s got a minor speech disorder. Speech was great for him!
watz·
My daughter started speech therapy at 2 years old. She's 4 now and is improving she still receives speech therapy in school
Uhhhh·
My 7 year old is still in speech for announciation
I talk fast and because of that she would slur her words and letters together plus she had trouble making some of the sounds 🤦. They expect her to graduate next year.
She started at 3.5
Her doctor refused to listen to me so I went through the school system and got her help.
Mandy·
Call your local early intervention department and have her evaluated. If they won't do it because she's already 3 ask for info on local developmental specialist that can evaluate her independently. It's not too late for her to catch up but from what you said I would be concerned
mybabybear ·
Мама сына (5 лет)
Sounds like she’s delayed. I highly recommend what massgirl suggested. You don’t need a referral. It can also be free through your insurance. I had mine in therapy at 18 months and he still receives services. He didn’t start talking intelligibly until around 4 years old and he can still be very hard to understand because he still doesn’t have all his speech sounds.
Allison··
Мама двоих (3 года, 3 года)
he doesn’t have insurance
mybabybear ··
Мама сына (5 лет)
@lollyallie96, well get him and her on public insurance? That’s what I had to do
Allison··
Мама двоих (3 года, 3 года)
I tired and he makes too much 😩 so we’re kind of stuck
leslie·
Мама сына (3 года)
My son just turned 3 and is the same way, but hes been trying more and saying a little more. However, with my son he is do bright, can understand everything, just je wont talk really.
I believe its bc he is being lazy.
Im about to start up speech therapy for him as soon as I get the number from his pedi.
Monica·
He started speech over the summer. He had the same issue. He talks all the time but people have a hard time understanding him. The speech therapist actually said his issue is that he is too smart, haha, and his vocabulary is advanced for a 3 year old so he'll skip or twist syllables around, making him hard to understand because most three year olds aren't using 4-5 syllable words.
Allison··
Мама двоих (3 года, 3 года)
She’s very smart and understands everything you say to her and she understands everything she says or tries to say. Like my daughter says certain words a little funny like she calls mustard mooshturd 🤣 but she speaks so clearly. But she was also singing songs at 6months old and speaking in full sentences by just a little over 1 1/2.
Caitlynn·
Мама дочки (2 года), беременна (39 нед.)
My daughter is 2y9m and has been in speech therapy for about 3 months now. I suggest trying to get a referral asap