“When should I take my daughter to a doctor for late talking?”
My daughter is 2 years old and she is not talking yet. When should I take my daughter to a doctor for late talking?
5 Answers
Discuss this with your pediatrician. Usually by 3 years old, children will talk. But if there is no pre-language noises or sounds, there may be something impeding her development.
She should be talking by now. Some kids are delayed, but it might be a good idea to seek an evaluation with a licensed speech-language pathologist. Talk to your doctor for a referral. She may need some speech and language therapy so start with an evaluation.
Instead of seeing a doctor regarding a speech delay, contact a Speech-Language Pathologist for an evaluation or screening. Because she is 2, you can contact your State's Early Intervention program and request an evaluation. By law they have to provide this. They will tell you if your daughter actually has a delay and if she qualifies for speech services through them. If her delay isn't severe, they may recommend private therapy to help with getting her caught up.
Between 2-2 1/2 would be a good time to look into early interventions if you are concerned about Kate talking. By around 2 children should be forming two word utterances and expanding from there. Check in me with your pediatrician would be great as well as looking into your state/area’s early intervention programs!
Yes, she should get a referral to see a speech language pathologist, who can evaluate her and determine the best treatment options based upon the evaluation results. The earlier the better to assist her in developing her expressive language skills and help to avoid frustration by not being able to clearly communicate her wants/needs.
