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@sorrycharlie: No advice, but I am in the exact same boat. My DD is 21 months and just starting to use a few words within the last week or so. I was worried, but I'm not now because I know she's progressing. I just read to her A LOT and try to narrate my day. She's not in daycare or around other children much, so I know that doesn't help. I know a lot of daycare kiddos who talked MUCH earlier. I'm certainly not going to seek any intervention, as I know she is getting there on her own time.

E has been in speech a while now. He is 2.5 years old. He just recently got tubes put in and it has improved his speech so much! He has some oral motor challenges so it made speech and eating hard. The best advice I can give is to over articulate words as well as always bring her attention to your mouth. We achieve this by bringing objects to our mouths and saying the word. Or I point at my mouth to help him understand how the word should come out. It sounds silly but it really works.
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@CatchAFallingStar: I would say a lack of progress. At his 18 month appointment he was nowhere close to the minimum milestone. Our doctor suggested the referral to the public assessment program because it takes 6-8 months to get an appointment and we could always cancel if we wanted. So we did that, and waited to see. After 2-3 months he hadn't made much progress and we didn't really know how to help properly. We had some insurance coverage so decided it couldn't hurt to get some tips and assistance while we waited. He has definitely improved...not sure how much of that would have just happened on his own, but at least I feel I'm doing something. I worry a lot about this stuff as he was a preemie and will be among the youngest when he starts school due to his birthdate.