What's the Difference Between Speech Delay and Autism?

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HUGE disclaimer: I am not saying that diagnoses are useless. It’s very helpful for professionals. What I mean when I say “diagnosis isn’t important” - is that taking action to start therapy is what’s most important. See a professional who you trust!
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If you are reading this, it’s because you’ve been searching for it. Leave it to the professionals, I know it’s difficult to come to terms with it. But focus on what you can do right now! If it helps, use the “I’ll prove them wrong” mentality to help push you and your child to make consistent
What is speech and language delay and ASD
Speech and language disorders can be summarized when a child lacks the ability to communicate effectively as compared to peers of the same age group. Whereas Autism Spectrum disorder, I’d urge you to read the diagnostic notes here: www.cdc.gov/nc... because I’m not qualified to make a diagnosis, so it’d be better for you to read it and consult a paediatrician or a psychologist.
In extremely general terms, speech and language delayed children cannot communicate well, but usually are communicative. Whereas ASD children aren’t that interested in communicating, that’s why they aren’t good at it.
Can it happen together? Yes, a child can be speech and language delayed and also be on the spectrum.
Does Speech delay equal Autism?
NO! There are pure “speech delay” cases, with nothing to do with ASD. Most of the time, there really isn’t a cause we can point to about why a child has a delay in the use of speech and language for communication. But when a child is on the Autism spectrum, it usually does come with a language disorder. These children are at a higher risk of having a problem with communicating.
Why having a diagnosis doesn’t matter...
Unless you need the diagnosis for getting into a school, getting therapy services, or getting extra support, then I would urge you to not obsess over the labels. And do what you can right now to participate in early intervention, the earlier you start, the better the results will be.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

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[@angeebb3080]

My daughter didn't speak until she was almost 4. Now she's an English teacher.

[@edensolano9540]

You give me hope❤..

[@SimonNkhata]

What did you do to help her?

[@debbiegreen7051]

Awesome😍

[@angeebb3080]

@@SimonNkhata She entered school early. Being around other kids helped and of course lots of books.

[@dinaawadallah8547]

Thank you for giving me hope

[@demsonAckerman-zt5zk]

I have a son who cant even say a single word aside from "ba" and used sign language everytime he wanted something. I accepted the fact that he was a special child. But he can hear and played with other kids. But when he was 5 years old already he began to speak and very fluent in all words. He is now 17 years old and a normal one. I thanked God for the miracle He gave me.

[@rahwah857]

Wow❤❤

[@estherkalekye2682]

This has just reignited my hope. My child is 6. Can hear everything. But cannot speak. She makes noises

[@demsonAckerman-zt5zk]

@@estherkalekye2682 I hope my son's case will also be happening to your daughter. Just continue to associate her with other kids. My son walked more than 2 years already and he refused to be taught on how to walk, he usually sits down everytime I will hold his hands to give him a try...but his cousins are always around him and to my surprise he just walked straight one day and even run as if his body is very strong. Maybe the most factor that helped him was his sorrounding and he used to copy what other children did. My prayers for your daughter madam ❤️

[@genta88able]

So you mean he grew out of it at 5 years old without professional intervention?

[@demsonAckerman-zt5zk]

@@genta88able yes, I wasn't able to bring him into a therapy bcoz his younger brother at that time was very sickly

[@abcdLeeXY]

Being parents are very stressful 😢

[@shelbytrotter2387]

I really needed to hear this: to stop focusing on the diagnosis and focus on getting my son on the right track. Thank you so much for this video.

[@AngelaHalo1307]

Don’t worry about the diagnosis ❤ I mean it. It’s only good to help to get your child the appropriate resources. I’ve been there and going through it again 16 years later with our new baby. My oldest is thriving like you wouldn’t believe. We have a great relationship and he’s extremely loving and affectionate. I can promise you that your little one will surprise you. We wouldn’t be good momma’s if we didn’t worry, but I want to tell you that this is a worry that you can let go of. ❤ Sorry for butting in 😀 I just read your comment and know how scary this stuff can be.

[@adegold8992]

I cry night because of being worried about my daughter pls people that have the knowledge how I can support her

[@trinityb7361]

I thought my son had autism @3 I got him evaluated and put him in speech therapy he went a few times maybe 5..6 times and his vocabulary has grew tremendously ! All I did was sing nursery rhymes over nd over nd over and now he sings them and count down from 20 & he knows some fruit I also bought him a iPad for his 3rd birthday (wish I would’ve brought it sooner ) & he can use the iPad all by his self I’m sooo proud of my son !

[@nicoledefranco9148]

Oh my goddd, i’m crying my eyes out right now because this was everything I needed to hear! Thank you sooo much! I’ve been obsessing over every little thing my 2 year old does to the point where it’s taking time away from him. While i’m ashamed to admit that, i just want to thank you for this video. It really doesn’t matter right now. What matters is me doing everything I can to work with my baby as much as possible to help him be the best he can be. Again, thank you.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

You're welcome Nicole

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[@gracegraceful2558]

I think my daughter has both . I see it in her. But my daughter was born at 7months and was in the hospital for 3 months. She had bleeding in the brain 🧠 and she is but is ok and she’s for 4 now. She’s visually impaired due to neglect from the eyes clinic and the eye gotten worse. But I do see it in her and I’m working with her. I teach her words some she says some she mumbles ,she plays , sings and loves music. I’ll work with my child and don’t label her. I love my miracle. Thank u lovely Sir

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[@renettegordley3493]

My son was diagnosed at 17 months. He would say "all gone" plain & clear but nothing else. The team came out & said he had a speech delay. I know he was behind because my other children were saying a lot more words at that age than he was. He went to early head start & had speech classes & he was exited out at the end of Kindergarten. His team did an amazing job.

[@Cherry-ps7mn]

How was he at early age?did he understand your commands? My 14 months old doesn't speak but he is very in in everything.

[@renettegordley3493]

@@Cherry-ps7mn He would look to whatever we pointed to & looked us in the eye when we were talking to him & understood stop & no but he was behind to me on his talking fine motor skills.

[@MorellaDeville]

This is exactly what I needed to read. My son is now 2 (26 months) and barely speaks. At 18 months I called the local children and family team and they told me to wait until his 2 year review before they would start speech and language therapy, but he could only say "yes" and "all gone". That's still almost all of what he says now, but we have a few animal sounds and a lot more complex babbling. Still waiting on his review to get the help we actually need. I'm just happy to read that it might be something other than autism.

[@renettegordley3493]

@@MorellaDevilleHe may only have a speech delay & nothing else. When he gets tested for his other motor skills you'll know. Once he gets in early head start they will have him speaking more words before time. "All gone" must me the babble for our late talkers, (they say that real clear) so cute. That's good he's speaking complex babbling cause about at 18 months my other children were speaking like that were I couldn't understand most of their words at that age but a few but that's still talking. My son who had a speech delay wasn't doing that. Try not to worry to much cause he's going to catch up.

[@kathytineo2020]

@@Cherry-ps7mn same w my 14 months old baby girl she understand and make sounds but she doesn’t speak

[@Tibet-jo2yd]

I have a 4 year old boy and he started talking a months ago and now he doing what every other child’s are doing….at 3 doctor to told me that he has problem and said must do that must do that Blabla……then I thought and I felt that no body knows my child better then me and I was right

[@PaigeStephenson-yx2kk]

I really appreciate you making these videos. It really helps parents more than you know.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

Our pleasure

[@Tibet-jo2yd]

If there is something that can be fixed then there is no need to worry and if there is something that we can’t fix then there is no use of worry so keep calm and everything will be ok

[@Lilm-dk2bd]

My son is speech delayed. He is turning 3 next week. I just ahd him evaluated to start school to see what they were going to provide him with. A school psychologist evaluated him. I see that my son has a couple of quirks but im not sure its austism. He is very smart has said over 50 words he just doenst use them consistently to communicate. He knows his ABCs and can say them he has says some of his colors he knows them. He knows his shapes. He is very smart and had great problem solving skills great gross and fine motor skills. He is affectionate with close people and very playfull with everyone. Great eye contact. Doesnt seem to be obsessed with any one particular toy no steaming and no hitting himself or others. But i have failed at having him around other kids. He is the youngest kid in my family the next is his brother who is 13. I dont liek to go to the park or playground when is busy. So he has not been exposed to socializing with kids his age. He does smile or will babble to them from afar. He did play with his cousins when we went to north carolina when we went to visit. But i was honest with the psicholist that he doesnt socialize with other kids. So do to thag the psychologist said he qualifies for early school start base on him lack of "interest" in socializing as an austistic child. So know im i feel like thats not accurate bwcause i feel like if he was aroudnother kids he will plag with them. He is still speech delay but every week his vocabulary expands and i see him trying more.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

you're right not to dwell on the diagnosis - help him speak more through play though

[@Lilm-dk2bd]

@@AgentsofSpeech thank i am trying and he has been receiving speech therapy for the last year his therapist and i have seen a great improvement. He just started singing along to songs. He tried to recite brown bead from memory last week to request it (he cant speak cleaely but we could understand some words and the rythem or the rhymes). I do have a very hard time getting his focus. Thats the part that concerns me rhe most. He knows his material but he will hardly ever focu and follow direction for ex. If i hold two pegs and say get the blue one. Sometimes he wont even look up he just wabts to grab whatever to continue to srick them in their base. But he has done it sometimes when i say look up look at what i have focus get blue. He will actually get the right one but is so hard to get him to look at what he is actually doing rather then just being very fast and abrupt.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

@@Lilm-dk2bd go to www.skool.com/aos to take the microcourse, you'll learn what you need to do there

[@angeliquemaylani]

I had a very emotional moment after hearing this video. I needed to hear this! Thank you very much! Your videos are clear & informative!

[@AgentsofSpeech]

No problem you got this

[@rebeccacaribe1577]

The best explanation and instruction for parents that I have heard in the last 4 years!! That is definitely the way that a profissional can make a difference in children’s lives! Thankful

[@AgentsofSpeech]

Wow, thank you!

[@michaeldavion4686]

My son is 22months and i have always notice differences between him and other kids he started walking at 14month and it took me awhile for him to say mama he only say like 4words he walks on his toes and love to spin but he understands everything i say and he get super excited when he hears a plane pass he would look outside and trace the plane with his eyes he picks between water and juice but he doesn't look people in the eyes only me he will look eye to eyes he's even says a and b from the alphabet ... this video educated me alot to visit a specialist in person thank you

[@MarvinFontanilla]

Very helpful. My 2-year-old is a precocious reader and is speech/language delayed, but has no other autistic traits. But I do find myself obsessed with the "research".

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Me too😭

[@neishasimms4974]

Omg means well I drive myself crazy

[@drea8092]

@@neishasimms4974 girl same here.. I’m getting crazy :(

[@tracydaniel6210]

My oldest was a precocious reader. He’s a senior in highschool with a 4.0.

[@bereniceadibi8153]

Thank you. Action is more important than thinking about the issue. This video was very encouraging. Thank you for taking time to reiterate to start working more on whatever issue you think you’re seeing.

[@LindsayS_TX]

My almost 4 year old son has autism. He was also speech delayed, but we held off on therapy initially as we wanted to see how his speech was impacted by ABA (which he started just after turning 2). After around a year of ABA, we decided to add speech therapy. He has been doing speech for about 2 months (ABA for just over a year) and is graduating from both therapies in a couple weeks 🥲

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[@antheaabdus-salam9406]

This is the best explanation about this topic ive heard. Thank you.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@firsttakeflow9529]

My son is 22 months and he communicates with me through his gestures. He pulls at me when he wants get picked up. I can tell him to get certain toys in the room and he'll go get them so we can play together, but he doesn't say words. He babbles certain words and letters but he only really make out to say the word "yeah" we try to set mildstones physical mildstones for him and he always reaches it, but we cant seem to get him to talk. Its really nerve racking. This is my 1st child. So im new to all this and i really cant tell the difference

[@mohitsekhawat634]

Same with my son. Any other symptoms?

[@nickeshajackson5820]

It's the same with my son...I am a bit stressed about it

[@mohitsekhawat634]

@@nickeshajackson5820 how old is he? Screen time??

[@nickeshajackson5820]

@@mohitsekhawat634 he will be 2yrs old next week. Yeah he gets screen time for like few hours per day while I work, so that's roughly about 4hrs tops. He sings along but not clearly and he does the actions but he doesn't speak outside of that

[@AdrianaMartinez-kp9yh]

Thanks! This is exactly what I needed to hear. I know my son has a speech and language delay. I don’t feel he is on the spectrum because everything else is on point and he wants to communicate. I do want to hear all of the things you mentioned with the exception of not wanting to have to do anything. I wish I knew what I could do at home with him to get him to speak. He just started Speech Therapy this month but it’s only 1 hour a week.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

You got this Adriana

[@phylisiadaley5995]

What I would do is take mental notes of what the therapist did and actively do it at home. My therapist told us it's not really what they do but it's what the parents do at home that gets the fastest results. I would also ask the therapist for homework to do with my daughter. It's really up to us.

[@manangmambobola3252]

I have the same concern with my son.

[@AngelaHalo1307]

My oldest boy of my three was diagnosed with severe adhd and he had quite a speech delay. He is now 16 years old and does need extra help in school but he makes honor roll every term and had his first summer job which he absolutely thrived at. My middle son never had any type of issues. I had our third child 16 months ago. He was picking words up quickly but it recently stopped. He tries to speak in sentences already but it comes out almost as gibberish. He interacts very well with others but it’s typically just the two of us all day long. I talk to him regularly but I honestly feel like a huge failure. He seems so bright and independent, he enjoys playing with his toys and he tries to even make the little people talk to each other but it doesn’t sound right. I don’t know what to do differently at home with him.

[@priscampelo]

this is one the best informed videos, this has been helpful

[@AgentsofSpeech]

Thanks, glad it was helpful

[@s.o.n.y.p.i.x]

I honestly needed to hear this and I thank you, I need to take action now with my child and not worry about the diagnosis and focus on helping my son each way I can so he can have a strong foundation for his future.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

You got this

[@aminatjoy476]

I have a little son that just clocked 30months. Before relocation to UK when he was below 20months old he used to say some words like mummy my food that shows he is hungry. He used to say leave me alone count 1-10. But since he clocked 2years old he is now having delay regarding communication

[@Citiel]

I am so happy to find your video. Thank you so much. I am going to watch this more times. I want to understand and be able to help my child.

[@linda.cooks.]

This video is just what we needed to hear. My son is growing up bilingual (English and Spanish). He's 4 and he speaks mostly English, however, he's not fluent in any of the languages. I understand this is normal and expected up to a certain level, because he's trying to process two languages. His teachers (Spanish school in Mexico) tell us he's far behind from his classmates and thats pretty clear he doesn't communicate as effectively as other children who speak Spanish everywhere. We started taking him to a psychotherapist who recommended us to see a neurologist and we're going to take him to speech therapy twice a week. I sure hope he gets to overcome those opportunity areas.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

you got it

[@zainabchisenga7928]

Thank you for this video. My son is 5, started talking late. Pretty much most of his vocabulary was built around 3-4 years. His problem now is that he cant pronounce R and L. He substitutes them with W otherwise he is very clear now. Am really not sure what to do to help him. When I try getting him to pronounce the words, he speaks from the throat. He cant really get his tongue to do it. P.s He had a tongue tie which I discovered at 2 and his speech improved alot after he had it taken out

[@amygross8457]

Thank you for this, my daughter will be 2 year in about a month now, she only calls daddy, mommy, dog and few words, she understands everything, she’s always trying to communicate by pulling and showing me what she needs, I’m worried

[@Ah71310]

Me too same exact boat with my son just so lost right now

[@mumshorts]

Does your child do other repetitive behaviours? It's a good sign if your child understands what they are being told

[@probablynot1368]

My grandson appeared to be speech delayed. He had little to no words at 2 years of age. He’d point, gesture, & grunt when he wanted something. I discovered that his daycare was discouraging talk among the children, as it was ‘noisy’, and they wanted a calm atmosphere. They encouraged the children to point to objects and developed their own type of sign language, which further delayed his speech. Nope! I wasn’t having any of this, so I checked out other preschools in their area. I found an opening at a highly-rated Montessori preschool. It was more costly than his current preschool, so I offered to share the tuition with my son. Within 1 month of switching, he was speaking in short sentences and hasn’t stopped. I was shocked that his former daycare was actively participating in creating a speech delay - especially among the boys I observed.

[@amygross8457]

@@Ah71310 I found this channel on KZbin “msrachel for littles” it’s been helping my daughter, she’s now saying some more words but no sentences yet

[@Mslm29]

My daughter , turning 2 next month, is not as talkative as my niece. I suspect Austism but she suddenly starts to sing some lyrics in Cocomelon's songs and we are shocked. Me and my husband works day and night so it's our fault that she has this delay since we can't be with her all the time and we are the only ones taking care of her. She pulls my hand is she wants her toys, she gives me her toys of she wants me to open it, she says Mama and Papa but not all the time. She carries her blanket and give it to us when she wants to sleep. She is not responding to her name maybe because we call her like 4 names back then huhu but when you tell her "come here", "dont go there" or stop it she will do it. She also says Yehey! If she's happy and she will clap here hands if she is able to stack her stacking cups or shoot the rings in the pole. I have high hopes that she is just delayed :( I want her to be a normal kid. She also plays with her cousin but not all the time. When she see or hear food she will be delighted and sometimes she gives us the food like crackers or bread for us to open it.

[@LilianaPacheco-k7p]

I have a 21 month old and sounds very similar to your daughter. How’s your daughter doing now?

[@MelissaAndAlex]

My oldest was diagnosed at 4. He is thriving and full time gen ed now. Sadly our clinic doesn’t do follow-ups

[@jojouly143]

Thank you for breaking it down. It was very helpful because my 3yo is not speaking like her brothers did at her age and this helps me understand the two differences between autism and speech delay.

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[@lahaarafashion1704]

My daughter was speech delayed.now is she 8 and She handles English very well. She still has problems with pronouncing our mother tongue which is malayalam.Ofcourse its quite difficlt language.No problems with studies.

[@nestabundantly]

What was her age when she started communicating in two to three words

[@lahaarafashion1704]

@@nestabundantly ..She started sentences when she was around 4 but still was not that much. But to my surprise my boy started sentences around 2 and now he is 3. Speaks 3 -4 meaningful sentences in a stretch very clearly in English.Kids are all diff.

[@crystalwoods8473]

Man I love this video!!! I just found his videos and I love his help !!! Starting things at home.

[@carolynciccio6494]

Very informative video! Thank you for sharing your experiences

[@AgentsofSpeech]

Thank you

[@africanqueen6554]

My uncle couldn't speak till he was 6 my grandmother said but he turned out fine and normal

[@cassiethevirgo1023]

My 19 month old Grandson isn't saying many words. He does make gestures and babble. He does understand us when we tell him certain things like let's go, let's eat, come here, etc. My daughter is concerned because he is not only speech delayed but he lines things up, flaps his hands, walks on his toes sometimes, and has tantrums where he seems to get overwhelmed. He is going to see a therapist for the speech delay and hopefully behavior specialist for the question of being on the spectrum. He also has chronic ear problems.

[@TASHAMEEK-xu2ij]

My son had recurring ear infections. He had Ear tubes placed in and after that it seemed like his equilibrium was back on track. We noticed a difference after two weeks and bigger differences months afterwards. During the ear tubes surgery they had to flush fluid out of his ear that was just sitting there. His speech was delayed because his hearing was muffled. Speech Therapy is doing wonders.

[@shereneglasgow9786]

Those are signs of on the spectrum. But instead of flapping you can say Yayy then clap your hands when over excited. I don’t know how old your grandson is but usually start speaking around 4 or 5.. get the child interest. Whether it be a microphone or something. Or sing nursery rhymes.

[@davidkilmer103]

Thank you for your kind words 🙏 my children is 3 only read ABC, mom, and a few words 😢

[@ehpaw2049]

My son 6 years old but he can’t talk just I want to know how long I have to wait he talk with us I’m so sad he has speech therapy and also he went to school every day

[@LG-Musique]

If your child gets a misdiagnosis, how easy is it to get rid of that diagnosis later on? I feel like SALT and the Teachers want to push forwards with a Autism or ADHD diagnosis so that they can use it as an excuse to be a bit dismissive about giving him the support he needs (I.e. more speech and language support, more reading support, dealing with a group of bullies which is impacting his social behaviour)

[@AgentsofSpeech]

Well you do another assessment again if you feel the diagnosis has changed

[@LG-Musique]

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[@suzannafenn4484]

Thank you for this video. It’s the best and simple one I’ve had yet on my journey with my sons possible ASD & SLD

[@brandideveaux3781]

I am an OT and I literally had this discussion with someone about teaching skills versus focusing on the diagnosis. Thanks!

[@sarahstevens6897]

Wow this is such a great video and exactly what I needed to hear thank you!

[@AgentsofSpeech]

So glad!

[@vishnupradeep1285]

Thanks doc. Very helpful and informative

[@Godsend883]

My son can not speak at 4 years now please what can I do please 🙏 😢

[@razeenaamla]

Thank you for this! I just want yo find out if my sin has to have ABA therapy for improvement. He is doing speech nd occupational therapy and has already made a lot of progress. His therapists do not think he needs ABA therapy but the neurologist suggests we do it.

[@N.M.N.]

We have been referred to a speech therapist for our one year old. Just waiting for them to call.

[@ronlynnvanaswegen160]

Thankyou 😢 this video will help me sleep tonight LITERALLY!!Thankyou so much !❤

[@sandracalero5654]

I understood everything. Thank you soooo much!

[@bermudezkenia830]

When my baby turned 1, she used to say at least 5 words I don’t know where she stopped talking the pediatric sent her to speech delay. The speech person sent me to a neurology. I’m waiting for the appointment on January she is now 22 months old. Anybody have this problem with the baby

[@Sheenatolete]

Being a mom I'm very stressfull 😢😢😢

[@AgentsofSpeech]

You got this

[@ashleycadd4081]

This video was very helpful. Thanks for making it

[@AgentsofSpeech]

You're welcome Ashley

[@viphalathbernal2471]

My son is about 18 months still not talking any words I will have the speed therapist comes to my house to work with him. Also he shows a sign of autism I’m super stressed out about it

[@brittashley1848]

Hearing it simply stated that a person is born with Autism and that it's not developed: Needed that. Even so, the nature vs. nurture pendulum is daunting. Thank you for this video, and for sharing your experience. I've gone down the rabbit hole, and this is the first explanation that I've come across that really resonates true life and questions I think of daily. Kuddos for not only addressing the issue, but for also providing encouragement. God Bless

[@AgentsofSpeech]

God bless you too

[@brittashley1848]

@@AgentsofSpeech My son is turning 4 and is still non-verbal. He understands and takes direction, but does not communicate with words. I’d like to see if you could evaluate him to see if you can help him, please. Thank you.

[@WILLFRANCA1]

My child is 6 years old and barely speaks. I think she’s on the spectrum because it’s not just the fact that she doesn’t speak well, but she won’t understand what we are saying to her 😢

[@webshetalemayehu9628]

You’re the best!! Thank you so much

[@AgentsofSpeech]

You're welcome!

[@namataedithkagolo934]

I have a 4 year old boy he speeches little and if he hears any loud noise he will cover his ears n some times cries is that also autism or he has something else because am so scared 😢

[@EricMiller-w8c]

In response to your comment about SLPs diagnosing autism... According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA): "Ideally, the SLP is a key member of an interdisciplinary team with expertise in diagnosing ASD. When there is no appropriate team available, an SLP-who has been trained in the clinical criteria for ASD and who is experienced in diagnosing developmental disorders-may be qualified to diagnose these disorders as an independent professional." Based on my training and education, it is fully within the SLP's scope of practice to diagnose and treat ASD as long as that SLP has been properly trained and educated and feels competent to do so. Furthermore, a professional's experience should carry more weight than a title. Who would you have more confidence in making a proper diagnosis for your child, an SLP who has 20 years working the young children on the spectrum or a pediatrician who "diagnosed" the child during a five minute office visit...

[@viecheracaza9918]

I have a son 3 years and 4 months still cannot speech two sentences, he is only talking mama, daddy, ate , tita, the dinasours is rararr he is talking any words , can you help me what would i do

[@Girlie_n5]

my baby boy now his 21months he speach dalay but now he start to talk, his body language is normal.

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[@bintateeq4717]

My 3years daughter cant conversation with us she sings a poems all time she has good concepts of education.. She pull me when she want something. When She was 1.5years she says lots of words but after 2year old she silent.. She is nonsocial child. She is not like to make friends. Im so worried about her. Plz guide me what should i do

[@almondkissed3794]

My son is being evaluated next week for his speech delay . I’ve also requested to have him screened for autism just for my peach of mind . His pediatrician says she thinks it’s just adhd . He’ll be three next month and let me tell you he’s smart as a whip and easily catches on to things and very independent . He’s able to say some things(mom , ball , eat , cup , it’s mine , bye see ya , no , hi etc ) I know what he wants by him guiding me or pointing saying mom lol he’s very social and loves to play pretend with any of his toys and has a personality out of this world !! Lol it’s just the only thing Is he isn’t able to put together complete sentences together

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[@m9invisible]

Hi! My kid is also exactly the same. He plays, is active explains so much via his own way, understands a lot of basic instructions, is independent but doesn’t have a lot of vocabulary. Let me know how your child’s assessment went. I have scheduled one for my child too.

[@astrittollovina5807]

How old is your son ?

[@allen6484]

My grandson doesn't want to go to school he felt ashame and nervous I want to checkup doc where your location doc I'm in Cdo until now he connot go to school.

[@edenrezene16]

My daughter is 3 years old and she is speech/language delay because we are a second language. I always worry about her. Thank you for sharing this

[@patricialinda4711]

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[@fikirm2162]

Is ur son nonverbal?

[@ranidor4452]

Dear Doctor my daughter was diagnosed Autism. But later we recognised she had wax on her ears and her left ear drum was without movement. When they took out the wax for on week she was shouting. She responded very loud. I am sure they miss diagnosed her. I don't know what to do.

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[@priceandpride]

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[@mili-830]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻 you were so helpful and informative 😊 I have an 18 year old autistic son and a 2 year old boy. My toddler has a speech and language delay. I know my toddler is not on the spectrum because he is the complete opposite of his brother and likes to play with other children. Thank you for making this video 💙

[@stephsoohall6841]

Love to see a video on this with adults

[@PlushiestofPlushies]

Thank you for this my daughter is getting observed currently just turned 3 she understands and follows one step instructions but cannot put words together which worries me. She actually engages with others socially but the hardes part is not having her communicate. my twin brother also had a speech delay and I have a slight lisp as well. But we speak very well. She just started pointing as well. She says eeeehhh, ahhhh and sings also flaps hands spins and top toes and very lovable and affectionate. I recommend to get your child evaluated before soaking in this Info I sent her at 17 and now she’s 3 and we’re just getting her set up now for speech

[@priceandpride]

A little late to have not recognized the signs and got therapy. Can she speak yet?

[@MestisEthopianKitchen]

Thank you so much 🙏 🙏

[@jeanfelicilda6595]

sir are u a chinese ? my son is fil-chinese, half filipino and half chinese..my son is 2yrs old now but he cant speak i dont know if its speech delay or autism..pls help me 🙏❤️

[@marygraceoblena4742]

Thank u you are correct just focus on the things that we can do to help them😊

[@geeqphotosgh422]

My son is over 2years and he likes to do actions rather than trying to speak. Most of the time he is rhyming from some of the videos he watches either from school or at home and even trying sing the songs too. You may not understand what he sings but you know from the rhyming the songs, he says a lot of words mostly on his own which when you listen clearly it doesn’t make sense. His mom and I are worried because most of his age mate around we know speaks and make sense. At 2 and half years we were expecting at least mama or dada or some quite pretty little word 😊. He is intelligent and very active and likes to remove and arrange his shoes immediately he enters the house. What should I do Dr

[@AgentsofSpeech]

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[@tamaraopoku4963]

Hope he has improved,facing same problem with my daughter

[@cocodee7863]

You've just described my daughter. I felt that sucking her pacifier for too long might have played a role so we took her off it. Now she's trying to speak more but biting her nails to substitute the pacifier

[@tafadzwachingono920]

Is your son talking now ? Exactly in same boat now

[@murdaapolis612]

Wat age are you starting out?

[@SeanTheNoob]

my son has autism which also brings a speech delay, when your child has autism, its very obvious. Ticks, triggers, odd details that become obsessive, scripted behavior etc.

[@Creditcounselorreborn]

I believe God for the same miracle for my 3 year old son

[@barbaradouglas2283]

I’ve got a friend I used to be around yrs ago & was Informed that her grandson actually showed signs of Aspergers or Autism. Which ever one he has my friend recognized these signs almost immediately after he was born. She was 💯% rt on about the issue that her grandson was showing, she was trying gently to inform her grown son that this was precisely what their precious child/boy was experiencing. It really took quite awhile for the grown up son to finally “recognize it was actually a real fact” Grandma was definitely correct about what it was she saw her precious grandson show. Finally they got a clear diagnosis. 🤷‍♀️Really hoping that the problem this little boy can get the correct type of help to get it dealt with properly. Who knows now?!

[@paoloavetillolagustan119]

The issue with pro who diagnose can't determine if child has speech delay or autism so they classified the child who are either both to have mild autism. Specially with doctors by oath must respect co doctors so instead of re evaluate If the first doctor's finding is true they actually support the initial assessment because the doctor's it self can't determine the difference between the 2.

[@marismeemz]

So well put and explained. Thank you so much

[@anneliesewright662]

You say that if you think your child has Autism to take action and teach them to talk and socialize, instead of obsessing on the diagnosis. I agree that's very helpful. Also, sometimes their brain can detox itself from whatever vaccines might have affected it. I've been taking care of a toddler who had several signs of Autism when his parents brought him to me at 16 months. I worked with him for 7 months, teaching him shapes, colors, numbers, letters, animals, etc. I brought him to the playground every day to get exercise (which is very important) and be around other children and grown ups to socialize. At first, he didn't care about anyone else, but gradually, after a few of the same people interacted with him, he started becoming more social. Praise God. He'll be 2 years old this month, and many of the signs have gone away. However, he still shakes his head and tenses his body involuntarily, so I'm very concerned. I heard some people grow out of Autism, but statistics show that it's not likely. If they're capable of learning stereotypical behavior, they might just be masking. They're still struggling on the inside.

[@krissysherrell6625]

Autism is not from vaccines. Autism is how the brain makes connections and it is just different compared to an average brain. I know autistic children who have no vaccines.

[@krissysherrell6625]

You also don’t grow out of autism. It is how you think and process information. The level of misinformation hurts my soul.

[@B4BFishingTackle]

There are ways to deal with it if you open your thinking. My son is 3/3 non-verbal autism. My IQ is 150'ish and his mother's is also high. Look at some areas to do with bacteria in the gut, fibre that feeds bifidobacterium etc. Do some research about the the amino acids required for two neurons to be able to talk to each other. Look into Lutein and crystalised intelligence. As well as researching the most potent antioxidants. Deliver all of this to the child and you will see a miracle happen.

[@homegown1234]

What about Asperger can you explain that?

[@hariharikavalam7649]

My 3 year boy responding saying some word but no effective speaking.no asd symptoms.

[@hariharikavalam7649]

I don't know what to do

[@aizaynchannel]

I have 5 years old son cant speak himself. But he can read basic sight words like is ,apple, us , if ,an .

[@Sheenatolete]

my son can't talk but sometimes he called mama baba but he can understand what you'll say to him like for example don't eat that thing he just pulled out from his mouth then he thraw it then he never let me help him going to bathroom or toilet he just do it by himself he can't talk whatever he want he just grabe my hands or if he can do it by himself he never ask help he do it by himself I'm very worried 😢 everyday he went to speech therapy but never change

[@AgentsofSpeech]

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[@-maccabee]

Thx for this video

[@AgentsofSpeech]

No problem

[@christidianelozano3514]

Omygosh thank you!! This is what i need to hear ❤️❤️❤️

[@wangaianthem9637]

the cat opened the door and left😂😂😂

[@jeanmacalagay8472]

Thank you for this video very informative.

[@Kumro83]

Hi..does adenoid hypertrophy causes develoment delay as in language problemd

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[@allofcece5868]

Great video and very helpful 😊

[@AgentsofSpeech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rfk3348]

Great video. Thank you

[@AgentsofSpeech]

Glad you liked it!

[@tygeezy]

Does being in a dual language household cause issues with speech delay? Grandma and auntie speak to my 2 year old in Cantonese, my wife it’s a mixture of English and Cantonese and me it’s just English.

[@AgentsofSpeech]

short answer, no. We'll be making a video about that next week.

[@tygeezy]

@@AgentsofSpeech Thanks, whelp, I was grasping at something as a possibilityfor my child’s delayed language :(

[@Almay20]

@@tygeezyi’m seeking early intervention and they said being exposed to multiple languages CAN cause a delay. I know how you feel😢

[@fatoumatabouare-ww9zk]

Thank Youuuuu :)

[@KonekoKoa]

Well documented 😢 *cries in late diagnosed adult*

[@ElegantLiving-j3j]

Thank you so much

[@yvettemohan5401]

My son is 4 he speaks clear sometimes and a next time we can't understand nothing he says am worried because he is not doing well in school meaning academically

[@ToshibaJain]

You are awesome Doc

[@uchennabenjamin7598]

Thank you for these

[@121jrhernandez]

Thank you so much!