RE: when did your child start talking???

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Reece will be 4 yrs old in March. He can say ball, dada, & mama but that is it. He just recently started babbling.

Judy

P.S. My best friend's husband didn't start talking until he was 4 years old (doesn't have a disability). He's a millionaire now Maybe the smart ones don't feel the need to talk...they are taking it all in until they are ready to say something!

Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] when did your child start talking???To: "DSInfoEx" <DownSyndromeInfoExchange >Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 5:26 AMHello all

I vowed never to look at any developmental milestone charts anymore, but I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with the nagging question when the he** is going to start talking???

I had a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says that children with DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months on average, ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 on average/ranging from 14 to 32 months). (turning four next Thursday) is nowhere near that; he uses a few single words and some signs and that's just about it. Ok, so he might just be one of the very slow ones and a boy on top of it, but what perplexes me is the fact that of all kids with DS we have gotten to know during the last 4 years - which amounts to quite a big bunch - there is only ONE (a boy!) who started to speak 2-3 word sentences before he turned three which is why we call him the little profesor :-) So that makes me question the accuracy of Pueschels time frame.

How old was your child with DS when he or she started to talk?

/Switzerland

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I would debate the accuracy as well. Tyler is 8 and he can finally do short sentences and even long ones, but I don't know most of the words without some help.Of the 3 other children in his class with DS he is probably a little ahead of the other two, and very much ahead of another.

Chris

Hello all

I vowed never to look at any developmental milestone charts anymore, but

I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with the nagging question when

the he** is going to start talking???

I had a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says that children

with DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months on average,

ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 on average/ranging

from 14 to 32 months). (turning four next Thursday) is nowhere

near that; he uses a few single words and some signs and that's just

about it. Ok, so he might just be one of the very slow ones and a boy

on top of it, but what perplexes me is the fact that of all kids with DS

we have gotten to know during the last 4 years - which amounts to quite

a big bunch - there is only ONE (a boy!) who started to speak 2-3 word

sentences before he turned three which is why we call him the little

profesor :-) So that makes me question the accuracy of Pueschels time frame.

How old was your child with DS when he or she started to talk?

/Switzerland

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, My daughter who is 7.5 now would say one word (mom, eat, me, cat,

milk, juice, ... ) at around 4 but she would sign these same words starting

from about 3 years old without speaking them. She has slowly progressed with

her vocabulary until now she is starting to put together 4-5 word sentences.

She stopped doing signs when she was around 4 and only say the words she was

signing. She still understands signs as her ST using signs in the group

setting of her therapy with the other children but she exclusively uses

words to communicate.

[DownSyndromeInfoExchange] when did your child start talking???

> Hello all

>

> I vowed never to look at any developmental milestone charts anymore, but

> I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with the nagging question when

> the he** is going to start talking???

> I had a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says that children

> with DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months on average,

> ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 on average/ranging

> from 14 to 32 months). (turning four next Thursday) is nowhere

> near that; he uses a few single words and some signs and that's just

> about it. Ok, so he might just be one of the very slow ones and a boy

> on top of it, but what perplexes me is the fact that of all kids with DS

> we have gotten to know during the last 4 years - which amounts to quite

> a big bunch - there is only ONE (a boy!) who started to speak 2-3 word

> sentences before he turned three which is why we call him the little

> profesor :-) So that makes me question the accuracy of Pueschels time

> frame.

> How old was your child with DS when he or she started to talk?

>

> /Switzerland

>

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Hi :

I'm a speech pathologist who primarily works with infants to 3 year

olds, however, I do have a few patients with Down syndrome, that range

in age from 3 to 9 years old. The majority of my caseload is

children with Down syndrome. In my experience, there is just so

much variability in how each child develops language. Just like

any child, everyone has areas of strength and weakness. I think that

sometimes children with Down syndrome have motor planning problems, and

while they want to get the sounds and words out, it is difficult for

them. The important thing is to keep plugging along, and stick

with those signs. Communication is the most important thing,

whether it is with sign language, verbal words or word

combinations. I had one little boy with Down syndrome who was

nonverbal until 3, however, he was extremely proficient and

communicative with signing. He's now 5 1/2 and completely verbal. He's

using many simple sentences, and his speech is very intelligible.

He doesn't use signs at all anymore.

Take care,

Jill Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] when did your child start talking???To: "DSInfoEx" <DownSyndromeInfoExchange >Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 1:26 PMHello allI vowed never to look at any developmental milestone charts anymore, but I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with the nagging question when the he** is going to start talking???I had a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says that children with DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months on average, ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 on average/ranging from 14 to 32 months). (turning four next Thursday) is

nowhere near that; he uses a few single words and some signs and that's just about it. Ok, so he might just be one of the very slow ones and a boy on top of it, but what perplexes me is the fact that of all kids with DS we have gotten to know during the last 4 years - which amounts to quite a big bunch - there is only ONE (a boy!) who started to speak 2-3 word sentences before he turned three which is why we call him the little profesor :-) So that makes me question the accuracy of Pueschels time frame.How old was your child with DS when he or she started to talk?/Switzerland------------------------------------1. Anything suggested on this site or opinions offered are not intended to bemedical or pharmaceutical advice or otherwise take the place of your physiciansorders, nor to diagnose or treat your specific health problems. Please discuss all methods of treatment with your

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Ty had zero words at 16 months. When started him on the CM protocol and he is

now almost 18 months. He says ma-ma, da-da, bye, waves bye, blows kisses,

shakes head for no, gives high five, coughs on demand, imitates behavior and

sounds and the list goes on. I haven't even addressed the physical gains...wow!

Anyway, I have also notice A LOT of babbling where there had been none. It is

rhythmic and has conversational qualities. Ty has hearing issues that, until

recently, I thought were impinging upon his desire to make sounds. He has a

bone conduction hearing aide that he HATES and refuses to wear. I had been

signing to him and even forced imitation with no success. So, here we are.

Protocol, maturation, growth of dendritic structures...I don't know. What I do

know is his desire and ability to communicate has recently increased

logrithmically.

Good luck.

Kim

Adulation is poison. - President Gordon B. Hinckley

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> Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] when did your child start talking???

> To: " DSInfoEx " <DownSyndromeInfoExchange >

> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 7:26 AM

> Hello all

>

> I vowed never to look at any developmental milestone charts

> anymore, but

> I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with the nagging

> question when

> the he** is going to start talking???

> I had a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says

> that children

> with DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months

> on average,

> ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 on

> average/ranging

> from 14 to 32 months). (turning four next Thursday)

> is nowhere

> near that; he uses a few single words and some signs and

> that's just

> about it. Ok, so he might just be one of the very slow

> ones and a boy

> on top of it, but what perplexes me is the fact that of all

> kids with DS

> we have gotten to know during the last 4 years - which

> amounts to quite

> a big bunch - there is only ONE (a boy!) who started to

> speak 2-3 word

> sentences before he turned three which is why we call him

> the little

> profesor :-) So that makes me question the accuracy of

> Pueschels time frame.

> How old was your child with DS when he or she started to

> talk?

>

> /Switzerland

>

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Yes, I know that. I have the Discovery DVD with Libby Kumin and Sue Buckley. But it is virtually impossible to find a speech therapist in Brazil who works with signing. They are just taught that way at University.PatKathy Ratkiewicz escreveu: At the workshop that I mentioned earlier, Dr. Libby Kumin said that in her experience, there is absolutely no evidence that using sign language slows language

development in people with Ds (that is the reason some parents don’t want to use it for their kids) Dr. Kumin says that sign is a very useful bridge to spoken language, and she highly recommends it. KathyR From: DownSyndromeInfoExchange [mailto:DownSyndromeInfoExchange ] On Behalf Of Almeida Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 10:01 AM To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange Subject: RE: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] when did your child start talking??? is 4, has a large vocabulary in Portuguese and is starting words in English. but she rarely puts two or 3 words together. Her first word was at 2. I know a boy with DS who is eight and speaks less than her, is very active and smart. He learned how to read and write and It brought tears to my eyes to see some of his written work. I have tried to get his mum to teach him signs or use some assistive language device. I truly believe the goal is to communicate and the older the child the more frustrated they become when they cannot express what they mean. Pat Cammie Heflin <cammiephobia (DOT) net> escreveu: , I am a speech pathologist and I work with kiddos 3-5

years. I have only had one boy with DS who was verbal when he transitioned into my program. He is now six and still nonverbal. He will use signs but not often. I have a two (25 months)year old girl with DS that we got when she was nine months old. She still has not said any words. She will use some signs but only when she really feels like it! So keep encouraging speech at home, that is the most important thing you can do! Cammie Heflin check out our blog! www.theheflinfamily.blogspot.com [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] when did your

child start talking??? Hello all I vowed never to look at any developmental milestone charts anymore, but I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with the nagging question when the he** is going to start talking??? I had a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says that children with DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months on average, ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 on average/ranging from 14 to 32 months). (turning four next Thursday) is nowhere near that; he uses a few single words and some signs and that's just about it. Ok, so he might just be one of the very slow ones and a boy on top of it, but what perplexes me is the fact that of all kids with DS we have gotten to know during the last 4 years - which amounts to quite a big bunch - there is only ONE (a boy!) who started to speak 2-3 word sentences before he turned three which is why we

call him the little profesor :-) So that makes me question the accuracy of Pueschels time frame. How old was your child with DS when he or she started to talk? /Switzerland ------------------------------------ 1. Anything suggested on this site or opinions offered are not intended to be medical or pharmaceutical advice or otherwise take the place of your physicians orders, nor to diagnose or treat your specific health problems. Please discuss all methods of treatment with your practitioner. 2 *****WARNING: Flames and inappropriate treatment of other members on this list will NOT be tolerated. 3. Our HOME page is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DownSyndromeInfoExchange where all archived posts as well as photos,links, files, articles etc. are found. You "MUST" have a Yahoo ID and pass word to

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Can anyone tell me why posts sometimes turn out like this with long lines that

are partially covered up by the Yahoo column on the left?! It is aggrivating

because the only way to read the message is to go to our group and read it,

and even there the lines are really long!

From: Müller <mueller-winter@ hispeed.ch>Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] when did your child start talking???To: "DSInfoEx" <DownSyndromeInfoExc hange@yahoogroup s.com>Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 5:26 AMHello all

I vowed never to look at any developmental milestone charts anymore, but I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with the nagging question when the he** is going to start talking???

I had a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says that children with DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months on average, ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 on average/ranging from 14 to 32 months). (turning four next Thursday) is nowhere near that; he uses a few single words and some signs and that's just about it. Ok, so he might just be one of the very slow ones and a boy on top of it, but what perplexes me is the fact that of all kids with DS we have gotten to know during the last 4 years - which amounts to quite a big bunch - there is only ONE (a boy!) who started to speak 2-3 word sentences before he turned three which is why we call him the little profesor :-) So that makes me question the accuracy of Pueschels time frame.

How old was your child with DS when he or she started to talk?

/Switzerland

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I just hit "forward" and then read it...then delete it without forwarding.

[DownSyndromeInfoEx change] when did your child start talking???To: "DSInfoEx" <DownSyndromeInfoExc hange@yahoogroup s.com>Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 5:26 AMHello all

I vowed never to look at any developmental milestone charts anymore, but I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with the nagging question when the he** is going to start talking???

I had a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says that children with DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months on average, ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 on average/ranging from 14 to 32 months). (turning four next Thursday) is nowhere near that; he uses a few single words and some signs and that's just about it. Ok, so he might just be one of the very slow ones and a boy on top of it, but what perplexes me is the fact that of all kids with DS we have gotten to know during the last 4 years - which amounts to quite a big bunch - there is only ONE (a boy!) who started to speak 2-3 word sentences before he turned three which is why we call him the little profesor :-) So that makes me question the accuracy of Pueschels time frame.

How old was your child with DS when he or she started to talk?

/Switzerland

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,

This happens to me sometimes too. I just copy and paste the email into a

new email to read and then delete it. Make sense?

Caroline

Keener wrote:

>

>

> Can anyone tell me why posts sometimes turn out like this with long

> lines that

> are partially covered up by the Yahoo column on the left?! It is

> aggrivating

> because the only way to read the message is to go to our group and

> read it,

> and even there the lines are really long!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> From: Müller <mueller-winter@ hispeed.ch>

> Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] when did your child

> start talking???

> To: " DSInfoEx " <DownSyndromeInfoExc hange@yahoogroup s.com>

> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 5:26 AM

>

> Hello all

>

> I vowed never to look at any developmental milestone charts

anymore, but

> I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with the nagging question

when

> the he** is going to start talking???

> I had a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says that

children

> with DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months on

average,

> ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 on

average/ranging

> from 14 to 32 months). (turning four next Thursday) is

nowhere

> near that; he uses a few single words and some signs and that's

just

> about it. Ok, so he might just be one of the very slow ones and a

boy

> on top of it, but what perplexes me is the fact that of all kids

with DS

> we have gotten to know during the last 4 years - which amounts to

quite

> a big bunch - there is only ONE (a boy!) who started to speak 2-3

word

> sentences before he turned three which is why we call him the

little

> profesor :-) So that makes me question the accuracy of Pueschels

time frame.

> How old was your child with DS when he or she started to talk?

>

> /Switzerland

>

> ------------ --------- --------- ------

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Congratulations!Hellothanks for all of your answers. My wife and I really very muchappreciated them, as we could see how large the spectrum is.by the way, just a few days ago jamie uttered his firsttwo-word-sentence (in Dutch) while signing at the same time:"Watch tv!"- Of all things :-)So that was one milestone more!All the best, & family> From: Müller <mueller-winter@ hispeed.ch>> Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] when did your child starttalking???> To: "DSInfoEx" <DownSyndromeInfoExc hange@yahoogroup s.com>> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 5:26 AM> > > Hello all I vowed never to look at any developmental milestonecharts anymore, but I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with thenagging question when the he** is going to start talking??? Ihad a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says that childrenwith DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months onaverage, ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 onaverage/ranging from 14 to 32 months). (turning four nextThursday) is nowhere near that; he uses a few single words and somesigns and that's just about it. Ok, so he might just be one of thevery slow ones and a boy on top of it, but what perplexes me is thefact that of all kids with DS we have gotten to know during the last4 years - which amounts to quite a big bunch - there is only ONE (aboy!) who started to speak 2-3 word sentences before he turned threewhich is why we call him the little profesor :-) So that makes mequestion the accuracy> of Pueschels time frame. How old was your child with DS when he orshe started to talk? /Switzerland ------------ ------------------ ------ 1. Anything suggested on this site or opinionsoffered are not intended to be medical or pharmaceutical advice orotherwise take the place of your physicians orders, nor to diagnoseor treat your specific health problems. Please discuss all methodsof treatment with your practitioner. 2 *****WARNING: Flames andinappropriate treatment of other members on this list will NOT betolerated. 3. Our HOME page is http://groups. yahoo.com/group/DownSyndro meInfoExchange where all archived posts as well asphotos,links, files, articles etc. are found. You "MUST" have a YahooID and pass word to enter it. To contact Carol, owner & moderator doihavtasay@ comcast.net To contact Kathy, owner & moderator kathy_rCOMCAST (DOT) NET To contact , owner & moderator noliptoday@bellsout h.net Yahoo! Groups> > > > > > > > > > * What seems like the end may really be a new beginning** > > Be happy and thankful for all that you have always....>=

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Congrats !! 's first 2 word sentence was around 3 years- we had just started the SCD and as we passed Mc she yelled " STOP!! French Fries PLEASE' guess that was really more like four... but that was the first time she had put anything together.Motivation is everything. :-) Carol in ILMom to , 8 DS My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me.Join our Down Syndrome information group - http://health. groups.yahoo. com/group/ DownSyndromeInfo Exchange/ http://downsyndromeinfoexchange.blogspot.com/Listen to oldest dd's music http://www.myspace.com/vennamusicFrom: Ruby Bowdoin To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:05:01 PMSubject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Re: when did your child start talking???

Congratulations!Hellothanks for all of your answers. My wife and I really very muchappreciated them, as we could see how large the spectrum is.by the way, just a few days ago jamie uttered his firsttwo-word-sentence (in Dutch) while signing at the same time:"Watch tv!"- Of all things :-)So that was one milestone more!All the

best, & family> From: Müller <mueller-winter@ hispeed.ch>> Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] when did your child starttalking???> To: "DSInfoEx" <DownSyndromeInfoEx c hange@yahoogroup s.com>> Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 5:26 AM> > > Hello all I vowed never to look at any developmental

milestonecharts anymore, but I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with thenagging question when the he** is going to start talking??? Ihad a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says that childrenwith DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months onaverage, ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 onaverage/ranging from 14 to 32 months). (turning four nextThursday) is nowhere near that; he uses a few single words and somesigns and that's just about it. Ok, so he might just be one of thevery slow ones and a boy on top of it, but what perplexes me is thefact that of all kids with DS we have gotten to know during the last4 years - which amounts to quite a big bunch - there is only ONE (aboy!) who started to speak 2-3 word sentences before he turned threewhich is why we call him the little profesor :-) So that makes mequestion the accuracy> of Pueschels

time frame. How old was your child with DS when he orshe started to talk? /Switzerland ------------ ------------------ ------ 1. Anything suggested on this site or opinionsoffered are not intended to be medical or pharmaceutical advice orotherwise take the place of your physicians orders, nor to diagnoseor treat your specific health problems. Please discuss all methodsof treatment with your practitioner. 2 *****WARNING: Flames andinappropriate treatment of other members on this list will NOT betolerated. 3. Our HOME page is http://groups. yahoo.com/group/DownSyndro meInfoExchange where all archived posts as well asphotos,links, files, articles etc. are found. You "MUST" have a YahooID and pass word to

enter it. To contact Carol, owner & moderator doihavtasay@ comcast.net To contact Kathy, owner & moderator kathy_rCOMCAST (DOT) NET To contact , owner & moderator noliptoday@bellsout h.net Yahoo! Groups> > > > > > > > > > * What seems like the end may really be a new beginning** > > Be happy and thankful for all that you have always....>=

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The poor child must have been completely deprived of her favorite food :-)

Btw, " Watch tv " will be among the first flash cards were crafting right

now (we've got soooo much spare time, you see...)

Carol in IL schrieb:

> Congrats !! 's first 2 word sentence was around 3

> years- we had just started the SCD and as we passed Mc she

> yelled " STOP!! French Fries PLEASE' guess that was really more like

> four... but that was the first time she had put anything together.

>

> Motivation is everything. :-)

>

> Carol in IL

> Mom to , 8 DS

>

> My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me.

> Join our Down Syndrome information group -

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> *From:* Ruby Bowdoin

> *To:* DownSyndromeInfoExchange

> *Sent:* Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:05:01 PM

> *Subject:* Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Re: when did your child

> start talking???

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>> Hello

>> thanks for all of your answers. My wife and I really very much

>> appreciated them, as we could see how large the spectrum is.

>> by the way, just a few days ago jamie uttered his first

>> two-word-sentence (in Dutch) while signing at the same time:

>> " Watch tv! " - Of all things :-)

>> So that was one milestone more!

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>> All the best,

>> & family

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>> > From: Müller <mueller-winter@ hispeed.ch>

>> > Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] when did your child start

>> talking???

>> > To: " DSInfoEx " <DownSyndromeInfoEx c hange@yahoogroup s.com

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>> > Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 5:26 AM

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>> > Hello all I vowed never to look at any developmental milestone

>> charts anymore, but I did anyway and as expected, I'm left with the

>> nagging question when the he** is going to start talking??? I

>> had a look at DS authority Pueschels chart where it says that children

>> with DS start talking in short sentences around 24 months on

>> average, ranging from 18 to 46 months (children without DS: 21 on

>> average/ranging from 14 to 32 months). (turning four next

>> Thursday) is nowhere near that; he uses a few single words and some

>> signs and that's just about it. Ok, so he might just be one of the

>> very slow ones and a boy on top of it, but what perplexes me is the

>> fact that of all kids with DS we have gotten to know during the last

>> 4 years - which amounts to quite a big bunch - there is only ONE (a

>> boy!) who started to speak 2-3 word sentences before he turned three

>> which is why we call him the little profesor :-) So that makes me

>> question the accuracy

>> > of Pueschels time frame. How old was your child with DS when he or

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