My 2 yr old needs to see a speach therapist....should i worry...?

Answer 1

No, speech is very easy to fix if the child is young. It only becomes a problem in their later years.

Answer 2

Not to worry at all. My 3year old, was recommended speach, this is why, between her being 2 and 3, she had an over all total of 25 to 30 ear infections. She had partial hearing loss during that time because of the fluid in her ears, she got tubes put in both ears, and no more hearing loss. However since that was prime talking and learning certian words time, she needed speach therapy, I thought well I understand her fine, but that is mommies, for you. However not many else could. I took her for her first speech therapy meeting in december, and it was great, they mainly do it thru play, I have yet to see her correct my daughter but they are just getting started. The speech diagnosis, is that she is dropping the ending sounds on words, so they just have to reteach her those words. Going beautifully. Go for it. Here in Texas they have the hometherapy and they can do that for speech too, the speech therapist comes to your house for her therapy. But my daughter is getting it thru the school, if you are over 3 you can get it in our school district. She goes once a week, to the campus her sister is at, and she thinks she is going to school, will also be better for her since she can transition to going everyday for regular school!

Answer 3

Seeing a speech therapist is not necessarily something to worry about. IF anything, this is a great sign. Somebody is right on top of things. The earlier that children recieve services the better the outcome. Your child will get he help he needs now, rather than when he reaches Kindergarten and all the other kids (who can be so cruel to eachother) tease him. Good luck with this. It is very frustrating to change speech habits (trying saying a sentence and replacing all your "t's" with "d's", it is very hard to do) but is quite doable.

Answer 4

Nah I wouldn't worry about it!
My son saw a speeth therapist a few times when he was 2. They thought he had a speech delay, but I was sure he just didn't want to talk. They kept telling me they thought he was a little slow with language, but that his comprehension was above average. I just told them I wasn't bringing him back anymore. About a week later, he woke up one morning and literally said "Hi Mom, I think I am going to talk from now on!!" and he did. Just started talking like he was 10 or something. I took him back to the therapist and she was amazed. Now they are skipping him ahead a grade in school because he's advanced...
Go with your GUT FEELING on this one. Do you see anything in your 2 yr old that worries you? Do you notice anything about actions, words, hearing that concern you? Don't let therapists or doctors worry you sick, either. Good luck!

Answer 5

I don't think you should worry at all. A speech therapist can work wonders and it doesn't mean your child will always lag behind.

I work with a little boy that is 9 yrs old now, and when he was around 2 yrs old he saw a speech therapist. When I work with him now (at church) he is the brightest, most well read child there is in my class.

Sometimes they just need a little help :)

Answer 6

Dont worry about it. My son was 2 years old when he saw the speech therapist and still sees her sometimes now and he is nearly 7. He has a stammer, and the improvement in his speech since seeing her is amazing. The more worried you are about it, the more worries your child will be, so just chill, everyone has little thngs that need to be ironed out, its no problem!

Answer 7

no. my brother had to see a speach therapist from the age of 3 until 7. and my cousin had to for a couple years too. its more common than people think.

Answer 8

A lot of attention these days is placed on early intervention. If they find a suspected problem it will generally be acted on ASAP. This is not to say that all the potential problem that are treated are major, or even that in need of therapy, its just that they want to prevent them being problem. A lot of our social interaction is based on skills that are learnt at this age, and most are language based. Kids who DO have real problem can easily start on a down ward spiral. This is what they are trying to prevent.

Speech therapy at that age is all about fun and verbal play. your child will probably love it and your 'homework' will be a great sharing time for you.

PS If you want some games come back on here and ask. There are some fun things the two of you can do to help become more vocal

Answer 9

Don't worry my little boy Jacob who is now five had to go for a couple of sessions with the speech therapist as he was slow to start talking... he was just being lazy I knew that. The sessions were great and we found out a lot and Jacob now won't stop talking. So don't worry too much treat it as a learning curve...

Answer 10

Nothing to worry about whatsoever ... my daughter attended one when she was 3 as she couldn`t say C ..she called a cat a tat and a car a tar etc lol ...it was very easily rectified .. I have a few friends whos kids have had also attend a speech therapist ... you may only need a few visits depending on what the speech problem is ..

Answer 11

Can I first ask why does your child need speech therapy?

No, I don't think it's anything to be worried about. In the majority of cases for children under 5 with a speech delay (i.e. their speech is behind their chronological age) they do 'grow out of it' even if they don't receive speech therapy but I think are offered speech therapy just in case they are in the minority of children who do not grow out of it, and the younger they start to see a therapist, the better.