by pigeonairre » Wed May 09, 2012 6:49 pm
My daughter is 20 months and only says mummy and daddy. She defo does not have a hearing issue as she's been tested. Her comprehension of instructions is very good- she can follow quite complex instructions and is very responsive when out and about (eg, will always come and hold my hand to cross the road, will stop jumping in a puddle if i say, we'll go and gt your wellies and do that later etc) this does not work for, " please don't draw on your clothes with the felt tips!" lol.
Am loathe to go to our health visitor until i think it's vital, as they are really rubbish, and love to scare monger! My daughter had colic, was breastfed, -they tried to force me to bottle feed her formula, wrongly told me that she had reflux, and also mixed up my notes with someone who's child was on the at risk register, and called me to arrange the social worker visit! Have no faith in their judgement.
She is defo not autistic, as my mum is an autism therapist and she's 100 per cent that this is not an issue( literally the only thing she ever talks about is autism- the result of 35 years of obsessive research!) My mum thinks she is fine and just doesn't want to talk yet. She is very strong willed, plucky and not in the least shy. Mixes well with other children, but never attempts to talk. She dOesn't seem to get left out though. I do get a bit paranoid though when my friend's baby literally does not stop talking!
She doesn't go to nursery yet and is with me nearly all of the time...am thinking this could be the prob. We don't have family locally, so it's fairly condensed time with my husband and i. We talk to her a ll of thetime, are very verbal with her.
Has anyone else experienced similar with not talking at this stage?
Thank you!
My daughter is 20 months and only says mummy and daddy. She defo does not have a hearing issue as she's been tested. Her comprehension of instructions is very good- she can follow quite complex instructions and is very responsive when out and about (eg, will always come and hold my hand to cross the road, will stop jumping in a puddle if i say, we'll go and gt your wellies and do that later etc) this does not work for, " please don't draw on your clothes with the felt tips!" lol.
Am loathe to go to our health visitor until i think it's vital, as they are really rubbish, and love to scare monger! My daughter had colic, was breastfed, -they tried to force me to bottle feed her formula, wrongly told me that she had reflux, and also mixed up my notes with someone who's child was on the at risk register, and called me to arrange the social worker visit! Have no faith in their judgement.
She is defo not autistic, as my mum is an autism therapist and she's 100 per cent that this is not an issue( literally the only thing she ever talks about is autism- the result of 35 years of obsessive research!) My mum thinks she is fine and just doesn't want to talk yet. She is very strong willed, plucky and not in the least shy. Mixes well with other children, but never attempts to talk. She dOesn't seem to get left out though. I do get a bit paranoid though when my friend's baby literally does not stop talking!
She doesn't go to nursery yet and is with me nearly all of the time...am thinking this could be the prob. We don't have family locally, so it's fairly condensed time with my husband and i. We talk to her a ll of thetime, are very verbal with her.
Has anyone else experienced similar with not talking at this stage?
Thank you!