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Updated May 25, 2013

Q: What Does Your 18 Month Old Say?    —Akron, OH

"I was just wondering about how many words my 18 month old should be saying. He just turned 18 months on Nov. 28th and..."

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Hi J.. I start by saying that I am a speech therapist who works with kids age birth through two, however, I do not know your child so everything is just general sugge...

Sounds like you have gotten a lot of good advice. I just thought that I would share my experience with my daughter. First off my daughter was walking (not scooting b...

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Q: Has Anyone Ever Heard of Selective Muteness?    —Lewis Center, OH

"My daughter just turned three and has been attending day care three days a week for over a year. The director is conc..."

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K., YES! Our daughter did not speak at mothers day out. She was also very shy, but the problem turned out to be anxiety. If this is the case for your daughter, it...

I have heard of it. I am a teacher and my friend had a child in her class that didn't speak at school just at home. It was something that the child was able to work ...

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Q: Speech Therapy    —Middletown, OH

"My son turned three in May and he doesn't speak at all. His pedtrician kept saying not to worry but I pushed and got ..."

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I think you are with the wrong speech therapist. When my son was we had an awesome speech therapist through Children's in Cincinnati. She actually worked on words and...

My son saw a speech therapist at 2 for not talking enough (probably due to chronic ear infections). He was still just using 1 syllable words and no sentences at all. W...

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Q: Looking for a Speech Therapist    —Cincinnati, OH

"Our 2 3/4 year old son was diagnosed with a speech delay when he turned two. We had been receiving services once a w..."

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A friend of mine is the Lead Speech Therapist at ABC Pediatrics. You can look at their website: http://www.abcpediatrictherapy.com/ or call ###-###-####. They're in We...

Hi E., We live in N. KY and we use First Steps. Please see your pediatrician and have them recommend you to First Steps. My child uses them for speech and gross moto...

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Q: 18 Month Old Not Saying Much    —Canton, OH

"I just returned from my son's 18 month appointment. My doctor seemed mildly concerned that my son isn't saying much ..."

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Hi J.! You could do one of two things: 1)The "Wait and See" approach, or 2)take action now. My son, now 28 months old, is just learning to say words other than Mamm...

First off don't panic. When my daughter was 2 I took her in for her well-child checkup and she wasn't really saying much either, pretty much the same things your 18 m...

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Q: How to Get a 2 Year Old to Use His Words    —Kent, OH

"my 2 year 3month old son is lagging in speech, he will say basic words, momma, dada, ball, sis, doggie etc. and is..."

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Our 30 month old son has the same problem. Our Help Me Grow worker discovered that he wasn't speaking like he should. She had me contact my pediatrician. Then we was s...

If you are really worried that there might be a problem, then gethim evaluated, but personally, I would not worry about it. My brother (10 years younger than me) Did n...

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Q: Language and Speech Development    —Columbus, OH

"My Mom was tellng me that my 17 month old daughter which she will turn on Sunday 10/22 should have been saying words ..."

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Hi, I am a speech therapist who works with children. It sounds to me like your child is developing fine at this time. If she is using a few words that sounds age app...

Hi A., I wouldn't worry at this point. My son has two cousins that are very close in age to him. One seven months older, one six weeks younger. My son had the gift o...

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Q: Speech Therapy Needed for My Child in Solon    —Solon, OH

"Does anyone know of a speech therapist in the Solon area? My son needs speech and Help Me Grow is slow at assigning ..."

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Hi K., Did you check with the Solon school system? I just did the same thing for my son in Richfield and even though he is only 3 and is just over the low normal r...

DId you look to see if Cleveland Hearing and SPeech is nearby or Easter Seals? I know there is CHS in Broadview Hts and the other in Brecksville. Maybe they have multi...

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Q: Speech Therapy for 15 Month Old?!?    —Westerville, OH

"My son had his 15-month checkup today and the pediatrician recommended he go to speech therapy because he is not sayi..."

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I would find a new pediatrician!! My daughter has a problem with speech but, as she has gotten older it is just with some words starting with s and w our pedi.. sai...

Our doctor suggested the same thing for my son at 18 months when he was only saying a few words like dada, woof and mmmm (for mama). He was meeting/exceeding all the ...

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Q: Help    —Lakeview, OH

"hi my daughter is just over 2 years and well she doesnt talk much at all my oldest i remember speaking so well at thi..."

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J., My first daughter is really bright, she has always been independent, talked early, in full sentences and was potty trained early. Then my son was born. He does e...

I wouldn't really worry too much about a non-talking child. Girls, especially. She will catch up to her big sister, all in due time. If you want her to talk more cl...

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