Very few consonant sounds points to speech disorder rather than delay?

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Hi, I have posted a few different questions about my little boy here. He is

24mths, completely non verbal, and has only a few sounds.

The few speech therapists that he has seen, have commented that he does indeed

have a speech disorder rather than a delay, due to his lack of consonant sounds

- does this sound correct to you (I guess deep in the back of my mind I'm still

hoping he is just delayed).

Apraxia is at the top of the list of suspected 'problems'. I do feel that he

doesn't have oral apraxia (or dyspraxia as we refer to it here in Australia), as

he is able to smile, make different facial expressions, blow bubbles and

whistles etc. Would this indicate that he won't be so much in need of therapy

such as beckman stretches?

What are your opinions on him having a 'speech disorder' rather than 'delayed

speech'?

He is due for his first appointment with a therapist trained in PROMPT tomorrow

(yay - I finally found someone with advanced training).