https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 14:11:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1910312 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:01:04 +0000 looch 1910312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son will be 4 in December and truthfully, I don't feel as though he caught up yet, but it's not worrying me as much anymore because we are actively addressing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1910235 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 23:31:56 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1910235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: I'm so glad she pulled through it all! </p> <p>@Mrs. Twine: wow those are great sensory suggestions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1910225 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 23:08:30 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1910225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsMccarthy: She is a very old soul in a lot of ways. I think the most important thing for her was always doing my best to get her other needs met. You mentioned some minor sensory issues: Ellie has them, too. It's an ongoing issue for her, and she is still in OT once weekly. We find that getting sensory input and also breaks helps her to be a little more resilient and allows her to feel better so she can process new information more effectively. She has several weighted items she can use, we put a swing in her room that she could use any time and are planning to put hardware downstairs so it can be moved, she has a chew tube (sometimes if she is very upset she finds it relaxing). She also really likes to work with things like paint and flubber and other things that have interesting textures. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1910194 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:20:14 +0000 loveisstrange 1910194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsMccarthy: DH was super worried and wanted to get her tested for EI. I cant say there wasnt a point where I wasnt mildly concerned about it for a minute. Honestly, she's the sort of kid who is a little slow to major milestones but once she starts, she has it mastered (didnt want until almost 15 months but went from crawling to running, stuff like that), that and her comprehension was SUPER high, so I was never super concerned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1909699 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:25:53 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1909699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: wow that's really great to hear. Not only from the standpoint of having a delayed child but for you as a parent. You never seemed worried either. I wish I could be less of a worry wort. </p> <p>@mediagirl: that's how I've been feeling lately too. Just so amazed to see him blossoming in this way. The sensory stuff puts me on high alert though to make sure he is on the right track and we are giving him all he needs in EI.</p> <p>@.twist.: I've read stories like that and they give me a lot of hope for my son. Especially since he is already verbal at two. </p> <p>@Mrs. Twine: this gives me the greatest hope because it shows that even with a diagnosis so much can be accomplished, do you feel that anything that you did helped that along in her? She does seem very sophisticated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1909642 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:01:46 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1909642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ellie was caught up by age three. And by 3.5 was as ahead of her peers in expressive language as she had been in receptive. She was using words like "languish" correctly in a sentence. I would say by age three she could answer an open-ended question with a simple answer. </p> <p>It's great that T has been making so much progress, and I am sure before too long you will be able to set any lingering worry aside. You've done a great job making sure that he's been evaluated, and supporting his learning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1909559 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:29:54 +0000 .twist. 1909559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our middle child was a slow talker and really didn't start speaking anything until about 4 years old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1909542 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:24:12 +0000 mediagirl 1909542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter was a slow talker. I worried about her a lot. She has slowly been adding in words now, though and at 29 months, she has so many words and she repeats everything we say (even bad things). It was amazing to watch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1909532 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:21:02 +0000 loveisstrange 1909532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Late talker. Id say her explosion happened around 25/26 months. Its like everything tumbled into place with her and she talks up a storm now. She's 2.5 (30 months) now and she's just starting to answer open-ended questions. Maybe in the last couple weeks? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1909520 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:17:09 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1909520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: oh how wonderful to hear. I know there can be a pretty wide range of normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1909470 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:58:10 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1909470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure about open-ended questions, but my son didn't have a major language explosion until a couple months after he turned 2. But from that point on it was insane. He went from 0 to 100 mph.</p> <p>Now he's 3 and the most talkative child in his preschool. His teachers are always telling me about the hilarious adult-like conversations they have with him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1909451 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:54:40 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1909451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Confetti: that's so encouraging to hear! I feel like its kind of an abstract thing to learn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1909427 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:48:49 +0000 Mrs. Confetti 1909427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>open ended questions are hard for us, even now at almost 29 months, and C was an early talker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-talkers-who-later-caught-up#post-1909418 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:46:08 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1909418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How did the speech pattern go for your child? When did they catch up completely?</p> <p>My son is 25 months old and has been talking up a storm lately. He points things out to us constantly and can tell us when he wants something pretty well such as to watch a DVD, read a book, eat, open something or close something, put shoes on him etc. He will also follow our directions most of the time. The only thing he isn't really good at are open ended questions. If I ask him how old he is he can only tell me with prompting. The same goes for most yes or no questions. He can tell me certain things but it seems like I need to present two options and he will pick one to say. He can't just answer the open ended question on his own. When did you start to see this skill develop in your toddler? My son does have some minor sensory stuff going on and some of it could be affecting his speech but the OT seems pretty unconcerned. I'd love to hear what's typical or get a sense of the range. </p> <p>Thank you for sharing! </p>