I Need Some Ideas - Deltona,FL

Hello, I sympthize with your situation. I have a daughter with CP, she has speach delays. She has speech therapy for 2 hours a week. We have gotten help from early steps or part C. (they have changed names) If your child meets criteria, then they prodive free therapy and testing up until age 3. IF your interested I can email you there number. Your doctor should also have information about them, and if the doctor give a diagnosis it helps too. Good luck

I am a Speech therapist and very familiar with language delays in children your son's age. I am not bilingual, but work with 2 therapists who are and they always recommend separating the 2 languages... either one parent speak only English and the other speak only Spanish; or only speak Spanish inside the home and English everywhere else. Learning 2 languages takes longer than learning 1 and knowing which word to use when takes a while as well. Make sure his vision and hearing are normal and don't worry too much if you can't afford therapy immediately. Part C would be the place to look for funding. I have seen kids make enormous change from age2-3. Make sure you are providing your child with plenty of opportunities to communicate with you and not doing all the talking for him. You can email me with specific questions or if you want tips on creating opportunities for communication.
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I don't know if this will help you, but I had a little boy like that. He hardly spoke other than one or two words while my friends little girls of the same age were chattering like little chipmunks! One day his grandfather, whom he had never met, was going to take him for a walk. I explained several times who this man was, and that I wouldn't be there, etc. All of a sudden, he spoke up with, "Okay, okay, let's go already!" !!! I was so shocked I didn't know what to do! After that he seemed to take off in leaps and bounds. Maybe he just didn't feel like he had that much to say. We also had the situation with the two languages. He only spoke English, but he understood everything in the other language. He's now 24 years old, and training to be a naval jet pilot. Sometimes I long for the old days, since now I can't get him to stop talking! LOL

It may be a long shot, but have his eyes tested. My grandson didn't talk when he was 2 and we found out he could not see. Once he got glasses and wa able to see he was fine. It turned out that he has a severe eye problem and will wear glasses for life, but he can sure talk up a storm. He is 9 now and is excelling in school.
Good luck with your son.