My daughter is 25 months,She only says 3 words hi,bye,dada? She throws alot of tantrums as well:(?

Question

could this just be a speech delay or something more? Has any parent went through this? Thanks

Answer 1

My 23 month old daughter is not much better. I wouldn't jump to a thing like autism. Does she understand you but not simply have the ability to communicate her complex feeling back to you? Is she your first and only child or do you have older children?

She may be having tantrums because of several reasons, 1. it is the age- my son went through this stage as well 2. She may want to communicate with you but can make the words come out 3. have your tried sign language? I have heard that it helps some children that can't vocalize things

If you have other children, our doctor said it is common for the other children to talk for them which prevents them from having to talk- so they see with second children that they may not be able to talk for almost a year longer than their older children. Case in point, my mother said nothing until 3- and she is an intelligent, college educated women. The only person that understood her was her older brother.

Talk to your child's doctor and make them answer your questions until you are satisfied. Follow you gut.

As far as the temper tantrums. Good luck. We are starting to put our daughter in her room when she throws a tantrum. We put her there explain that that is not the way that is acceptable for her to act and that after she pulls her self together she can come out. It worked for my son, we just started with my daughter this weekend because they were getting out of hand. We'll see if that works for her- if nothing else distract her!

Best of luck!

Answer 2

This is NOT automatically autism!!

I had the same problems with my son, now 3 and a half, his speech is much better now. Children develop at different stages. Anything is normal.

You cannot diagnose autism until children around the age of 5 - 7, and some cases teenagers, as all toddlers & young children display some level of autism. Normal.

Toddlers throw tantrums through frustration with not being able to communicate - they can't understand why you don't understand their hand gesture or babble, this will pass sooner than you think!

Please do not worry, talk and encourage you child at every opportunity, there is absolutely nothing wrong with her.

Good luck, things will be so different in 12 months, you will have so much fun with her once she is communicating a little better.

Please disregard any answers regarding autism, how could anyone know at this young age!

Answer 3

First of all, don't listen to those who automatically say autism. Speech/language delay is only one part of autism. That said, it sounds like she definitely has speech/expressive language delays. The "average" child can say about 50 words by her second birthday, and is starting to string together 2 - 3 word sentences. Every state provides free services to children under three who have any kind of developmental delays. Your daughter is entitled to a free evaluation, and if it turns out she is truly delayed, she will get free services (usually, they will send a therapist right to your house) until she turns three. Don't hesitate! It's much easier to get kids back on the right track if you catch the problem early.

Answer 4

Have you had her hearing tested. This can be one of the reasons she is delayed in her speech. Kids, by age 2 should have about a 30 word vocabulary. She might just not want to talk, but to be on the safe side it is better to get it checked out because if it is a speech delay due to hearing problems you need to get it corrected ASAP. My step-daughter was born with an inner ear birth defect and only had 5% hearing until it was discovered ag age 5 when having it tested for school. She had to have speech therapy and it caused balance problems, and she has learning delays. If caught by age 3 most of those problems can be corrected. Also you could help her vocabulary by teaching her sign language. This has been shown to help. I taught my son some simple signs for please, thank you, more, eat, milk, juice, etc. He was able to say these words earlier than normal.

Answer 5

I'd talk to her doctor and see if she can get evaluated. It could just be a speech delay, sure. If she's unable to voice her frustrations, wants, etc, it could easily lead to tantrums. It's best to talk to her doctor to be sure.

Answer 6

Sounds like she is a bit delayed in speech. This might be why she is throwing so many tantrums, because she cannot verbally express her feelings and needs. On average a two year old child should be combining two word phrases (more juice, me go, my mom, etc.). I would check with you pediatrician to see what he/she thinks!

Answer 7

Definitely see your doctor who will have the resources to get you in contact with a proper therapist/evaluation. I was told my daughter was just speech delayed and OCD but now am in the process of getting her officially screened for Autism and other Asberger's/PDD-NOS diseases. The sooner you deal with this the better it will be for you and your daughter. Good luck!

Answer 8

im having same problems with my 2 year old. he only says about 30 words and he always throws fits and never listens. i talked to his ped. and she wants me to take him to a speech therapist and some other place to see what is wrong and how we can help him. talk to your childs peditrictain. im sure you will hear the "sounds like autsim" by many people on here, but you should get him checked out and let them decide what the problem is.

Answer 9

Sounds like autism. Do some research. Some people believe autism to be caused by vaccines that have thimerisol in them. You may want to research that as well. Is your child unresponsive & seem emotionless (except for the tantrums) Why haven't you asked her DR. about this yet? I hope it isn't autism. Good Luck.

Answer 10

Sounds like autism. See your doctor.