How normal is his language for a 38 month old? His school district evaluation showed 20% delay, but I wonder if it is more. I know he is talking more than Liam at this age and answering questions better, but his articulation and grammar seem delayed to me.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Conversation with Ben
This video shows Ben's articulation, his receptive language, his distraction, and his pragmatic language.
How normal is his language for a 38 month old? His school district evaluation showed 20% delay, but I wonder if it is more. I know he is talking more than Liam at this age and answering questions better, but his articulation and grammar seem delayed to me.
How normal is his language for a 38 month old? His school district evaluation showed 20% delay, but I wonder if it is more. I know he is talking more than Liam at this age and answering questions better, but his articulation and grammar seem delayed to me.
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I'll be honest, I don't think he's that delayed, I think the school district have it about right. Yes, he's very distracted and he has some difficulty with concepts (ie quantity type ones with 'how much'), but Tom still has some trouble with those. But, he replies yes and no appropriately, elaborates on things and doesn't wander off. He is also noticing things and asking about them (the phone reflection). Many times they won't start working on articulation until 4-5 because a lot of kids will start to correct those things by themselves.
Hi, I was wondering what, if anything he was looking at in the distance? While he was able to stay on topic for part of your conversation, some of his answers were not appropriate in response to your questions. (Kate has always done this, Emily does not). Compared to Emily (who is about 5.5 months younger than him), I would say he is delayed in his speech and ability to attend to your conversation. Maybe not by enough to get the school district's attention but that doesn't mean he doesn't need therapy.
Also, has he seen a chiropractor? I'm wondering if there is some physical reason that he wasn't turning his head to look at you? Because looking at you, per se, doesn't seem to be an issue. When he does look, his eye contact is more than decent. He just seemed more comfortable looking in the other direction. (BTW: Kate told me I was 14 yesterday. Love that girl!)
Kelly, he saw a chiropractor last January through April. I think he wasn't looking at me for two reasons: he was really distracted by the reflection of the phone and he doesn't like sunlight.
It is the off-topic answers that worry me. He doesn't seem to understand when I tell him stuff. For instance, Liam was younger than Ben when we moved here but he understood on a basic level that movers were coming. Ben just echos wha I say or start saying one of the caned lines he has that are viewed as cute and funny.
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