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My sister didn't speak until she was 4 years old because my oldest sister did all of the talking for her. She'd say "Jane's hungry" "Jane wants water" etc.
When she started talking, it was in full sentences. Her very first words were "Get out of my chair!"
Trust me, she never shut up after that! My parents always teased that she had a lot to say because she was making up for lost years.
This is very common. Sometime little kids in a bigger family can't get a word in and figure, "Why bother?" It's interesting your sister's first words were to express a need that no one else was picking up on. Frustration will also bring out language. Very normal.
As is a young child making up words and having his own language. It's common for close-knit families to have their own language.
"Gotta make a stop?" means something very specific to two generations of my family.
Examples of slow talkers abound, but it is still a good idea to get a child tested since if he does have a speech delay, speech therapy can only help, not hurt.
You can call Clark County School District, and have your child tested for all kinds of things. They have a child find program there. He may be eligible for special pre-school. And this is all FREE for you!
Last edited by jasper12; 03-31-2011 at 04:13 PM..
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Often, a child of that age has a mind that is soaring at such high levels of analytical thought, that putting his thoughts into words only slows him down. Einstein was one of those children. My son didn't say a word until he was almost 4, and then he suddenly started pouring out syntactically complete sentences, with correctly formed subjunctive clauses.
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