tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post7157271560291900658..comments2024-01-16T04:04:41.045-05:00Comments on Someday I'll Sleep Autism Blogs: The Chatter BoxCammie Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-80103403957314134462013-02-21T08:08:27.398-05:002013-02-21T08:08:27.398-05:00YEAH of Mae talking!!! It is always so sweet to he...YEAH of Mae talking!!! It is always so sweet to hear their little voices!<br /><br />I generally don't worry about these things if the mom isn't worried. <br /><br />It is funny this came up now though. My dad, just the other day, said he has a hard time understanding my 3 1/2 year old and asked if I'd mind if he helped her pronunciation when he did have trouble understanding her. I have no objection as long as it is done without making her feel like there is anything wrong with her, which I know he wouldn't do. But it caught me off guard just because I rarely have a hard time understanding her. Now, I am with her all day, every day, but the only time I have trouble is when she gets excited and speaks a mile a minute. Trying to listen as an outsider, I can see where she can be hard to understand when she blurs words together. I am usually listening for purely practical reasons…. Do I know what she needs/wants? Not to make sure every word is annunciated clearly. I really do think it will naturally improve with time, but I figure we can work on improving her pronunciation over time too.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113818823824140462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-39273954234002378612013-02-20T18:23:14.817-05:002013-02-20T18:23:14.817-05:00Sometimes there is no pleasing people. My son is/w...Sometimes there is no pleasing people. My son is/was the opposite: very verbal, but he was a late crawler and walker (and at 22 months he's still very cautious about physical tasks). Thankfully most of the comments we've received are in the "meant to be helpful but aren't" category, instead of being malicious (why do some people like to be so malicious about *children* of all things?)<br /><br />My husband and I were both the same way, and he's still developing within the "normal" range, just toward the later end. But we have such cookie cutter expectations of children that any deviation from the norm is a deficiency (even if gifted in one area or another - ever see a school curriculum?)silicasandrahttp://mcbabyadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-56928972982142675682013-02-20T17:43:37.233-05:002013-02-20T17:43:37.233-05:00Thanks for making me chuckle, as our youngest'...Thanks for making me chuckle, as our youngest's "TR" sounds comes out as an "F". And of course, he loves to talk about our truck :-). I have just gotten accustomed to repeating what he says in the form of a question IMMEDIATELY after he says it - it cuts down on the surprised and scornful looks. He's getting better, but still not perfect. I guess at least be glad people don't think your kids are cussing like a sailor!!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-36604190476067740272013-02-20T11:27:27.085-05:002013-02-20T11:27:27.085-05:00The hearing thing really is an issue with these la...The hearing thing really is an issue with these late talkers. I could understand my daughter pretty thoroughly at 3+, but my father-in-law couldn't totally understand her until she was well past 5. He was hard of hearing. Now I struggle to understand my 3 and a half year old granddaughter because I'm now hard of hearing myself. Granted she doesn't have the crystal clear, perfect articulation my son had, but her articulation really does fall within the normal range (just like her mommy's did). When I read the things that Sadie says, it's quite clear that her syntax, vocabulary, and logical thinking skills are just fine. Our experience has been that articulation skills do eventually catch up. My inlaws sent their first to a speech therapist, and declined to do the same with their second, yet their articulation problems cleared up around the same age.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127202199834183627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188078120365131355.post-27722948049025449092013-02-20T10:13:02.133-05:002013-02-20T10:13:02.133-05:00Clearly, Sadie is making progress with her pronunc...Clearly, Sadie is making progress with her pronunciation (sometime around age 4 she should master the "V" sound; "L" is one of the most difficult for children and often isn't mastered until around age 7.)<br /><br />I would keep on with what you're doing and, if she still has trouble when she's 7, you can then seek the help of a speech pathologist. (My younger daughter has a degree in speech and communication disorders and will receive her doctorate in audiology next year; she says that reading and modeling pronunciation is one of the very best things you can do for and with a child... for so many reasons!)<br /><br />Mae Bae evidently hasn't felt the need to speak until now; children with older siblings often speak later, as they have no reason, if the older child is doing a lot of talking. Then, it's often as if a dam has burst!<br /><br />Mariedixieaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923834034976250382noreply@blogger.com