Speech Delay And Transition To Us

schopra · Mar 28, 2017

KrinuKavya said: ↑

Hi Ladies,
My 3 year old son's speech is a year delayed(other milestones are upto the age).. he was diagnosed with Expressive Language delay(Speech delay).. he is attending Speech therapy for a year now from when he was 2 year old.. still he has only few words..
Now we are moving to US (Rhode Island)in another 2 months.. We are much worried and confused about this decision.. what is the procedure there to enroll my son in Speech therapy sessions? Will it be time taking? From where should I start?

TIA dears.
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It is better to stay in India and complete his speech therapy otherwise it will be difficult...since moving will be a major change...I came o Canada when my son was 1 year old and now he is 32 months and still does not speak a single clear word...most likely it is the major change he had to face...we are so worried can not tell you...his speech therapy will start in two months..(though we are registered for it from last 6 months but there is a long waiting) I am sending my wife and kid back to India in Aug so that he can have lots of people and kids around him...

ishaansmom · Apr 18, 2017

ishaansmom said: ↑

Hi all,
I am writing this to let more parents know about my experience with speech delay of my child.

I have a son who is 4 years old now. He was born in US and we lived there till he was 1 1/2 and came back to India after that.we were moving here and there till he was 3 and settled in chennai after that.He didnt have any other delays except for his speech. Till he was 3, we just left it as such as some kids take more time to talk than others. After, that we put him in a nursery school and, after 3-4 months they said my son is not able to follow things in class, so its better to put him in play group, as for some kids its easier to develop their vocabulary than others. We said ok and then this year, he went to pre-kg/ nursery.He still had problems with his speech and he used to repeat things we told him or answer back in one word or 2 word sentance.I was starting to get a bit scared as well but my husband said im being paranoid.Then, once in PTA, the teacher said my son is not listening and please make sure he doesnt repeat it.After 2-3 weeks, while getting my son from school, I asked the teacher if he is listening now. Then she said no, he is not.She asked what his age is and I said he is 4. She said ok..ok.. and asked me" is he normal?".I was shocked and thought maybe I got it wrong and from prior talking with her knows that her command over English language is not good, so I asked her what she meant. She continued," I asked Is he normal? I thought he is having some problem and is abnormal and thats why he is still in pre-kg". My heart shattered for a second there.I said her he is a normal kid as far as I know and just have problems with speech..I came back, and was thinking and going through all the scenarios, what if he has autism or ADHD or some other neurological problem? why would the teacher brand him as 'not normal kid'? Did we miss to look at something?As far as I have seen, he loves playing alone aswell as with children, loves to sing rhymes,movie songs,loves puzzles, knows ABC's even words, numbers, and if he wants something, ask for it in one word or 2 word sentence.So when, she asked me directly to my face if he is normal, it felt like I failed as a mother. I was crying the whole day.When my husband called me from office, I cried and told him whatever the teacher said and he called the school.they told us to come meet us next day.that day, we didnt sleep anticipating what the school people will say and what will be wrong with our son.We went to school next day, and the school coordinator said that the teacher was saying something was wrong with our son as he was not listening and apologized for the choice of words that teacher used to describe our son.they said to take our son for an evaluation and see if there is anything wrong with him. We went to a child psychology/speech therapy specialist and got him evaluated.they reviewed and said, he doesnt have any problem like Autism,ADHD or the like we feared but have only speech delay which he will overcome with speech and language therapy. She said that, as we were travelling here and there, our son doesnt have a proper grasp over mother tongue or any language and that is what causing the delay.He wants to convey but doesnt know the word he has to use. We told her the concern raised at his school of him not listening. For that she told us, " if you are in a place where you dont know the language, will you really listen to what others say? thats what happening to him.When analysing problems of children, try to understand it from the childs perspective, then you will understand where the problem lies". her words were like rain to our worried hearts.She said our sons language will only develop in next 2-3 years by which time he will start proper schooling, when it might be difficult for him to interact with other children and so to go for speech therapy for 6 months to make his talking process faster and easier interaction for him. So now we are going for speech therapy (st)and since he is developing normally in all other aspects, is listening if the things are interesting, he is not going for occupational therapy(ot), but just for st for 2 days a week.Its been just 5-6 classes and already we are seeing changes in his speech. So parents, dont believe what others say about your child but follow your instinct about your child.
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ishaansmom · Apr 18, 2017

Please read this. Its my experience qith my son.whatever, his mother tongue is, its better to give therapy in that language

ishaansmom · Apr 18, 2017

Speech Delay & Speech Therapy

ishaansmom · Apr 18, 2017

One of my friends had same problem.Her son, was just like my son. Not much talking.she conceived when she was in US and came back to india right after that. Till the child was l2, she wllas in India, and after that she went back to US.
He also was speech delayed and started speech therapy there after he turned 3. But since it was costly, she came back to India and continuing therapy here