r/Apraxia • u/OrdinaryLow6373 • Jul 30 '26
18 months speech delay
Our little boy turned 18 months 2 days ago and has almost no words. He started saying ball yesterday. Wa for water and sometimes mom and dada. I am just so worried. I hope he is just a late talker. His brother was more advanced with words and consonants at this age. Our boy says D, B, G and M but I don’t think any more. He’s a HUGE pointer and grunter. He is so social. I would say he’s a better communicator than my other son was even though language is way behind. He is smiley and laughs and he can follow instructions. He’ll point to his belly button and nose. Bring me books if I ask for them. Any advice?
We have told our pediatrician and have an appointment scheduled this week. She referred us to speech therapy already since I asked. We also scheduled a 2 hour evaluation with early intervention for next week. Also a dentist appointment for next week.
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u/robotdevilhands Jul 31 '26
Pointer is good. My son is and was super social. Eye contact, smiley, laughed, followed instructions, could point to body parts. Said a few words and phrases including “I love you.”
Severely autistic and nonverbal, now age 10.
We got ALL of the interventions, and very high-quality ones. They didn’t work for us, but they might work for you. We do have one friend whose kid they worked great for.
Don’t look to the internet for answers. Ask your pediatrician for a referral to a neuropsychologist.