Speach therapy - I don't think so - he just came out with the word 'SCRUMPTIOUS'

I have been somewhat in your shoes..When my daughter was in the second grade I was told she needed to go to a school for a learning disablity. The school was a place I worked. I told them she will be okay just hold her back for a year. Because she wasn't going to learn anymore at the other school..They did and she turned out just fine..One more year in school did her alot of good. Parents know their child better than anyone...

hi ellie,am glad there is nothing wrong with your sons speech-my two were tonue-tied so had to have an op-thats when they were younger! now my grandson he's only three has the same problem and is due to have an op on his tongue in june as he starts school in sept-hopefully he will find it easier to speak then-bright blessings littleowl

Now a days too many kids are being misdiagnosed and us as parents have to stop and think. Is what the doctor saying true or not? As mothers we all have that mother's intuition and we just know when something is not right or when they really are perfectly fine. I am glad you had the gut feeling to know that your son was fine. It was probably a good thing that you went ahead and had him tested. Just so you would know you were right. Now yes all kids do learn at thier own pace. But there are some who do in fact have true speech problems and should be rightly diagnosed. My son just turned 5 and has speech delay. He was diagnosed when he was 4, but in my case I knew he had a problem going on because you could only understand maybe 2 words he said. Everything else you were like huh??? So I did have him tested and he had a speech delay of about 2 years. So his speech was basically equivalent to a two year old. Which did seem about right. But he started prek this past August and started speech therapy and he is almost up to his age level now. He is doing much better and most likely he won't need the speech therapy for much longer. Best of luck with your son.

I think as a mom you know your own child. I never had to deal with something like this but sometimes think my granddaughter does not talk clearly...but she is only two. So last time I was with her I just reminded her to slow down a bit and her speech was so much clearer. I think she just gets into a hurry. If you don't feel like he needs it....then he probably doesn't!

hi ellie, my son when he was also that age the doctor told me that my son needs for surgery because he has an acute tonsilitis..i rush him to the big hospital the intern student do some test..i spent 150dollars for the test but i suddenly realize that i need to tell my husband first when i come home i told him about it,he was very worried the next day my mother in law come and we went to see another doctor..the doctor laugh and says..no surgery is needed he is fine its normal..

goodness yes! My daughter didn't speak until she turned 5 and she hasn't shut up since! The "professionals" tried to come up with all kinds of labels, including developmental delay, possible autism, just to name a few. They tell you so many things you just don't know what to think. Go with your gut feeling, sounds like you have genius on your hands!

OMG some ppl are just so stupid!! HE'S FOUR!! I agree completely with your decision ellie....Now if he was 8 or 9 then it'd be a bit of a different story but the fact that ppl have been saying this to you since he WAS TWO YRS OLD thats just insane!! Children get the swing of things at their own pace and that should be realized by outsiders...Sometimes you just gotta go with your gut because bottomline IMO when it comes to this sort of thing sometimes WE ARE THE ONLY ONES who knows whats best....

When my daughter was about 3 she still wasn't talking much. The director of her pre-school suggested that she might be retarded. I thought "Ha!" No way, lady. It wasn't because I was in denial or because she was my child, I just knew it wasn't true. She sang songs like "Yankee Doodle" and "You Are My Sunshine" along with me. She just wasn't ready to talk. When she started talking, you know the story -- she didn't stop.

My son was late in starting to speak and was not clear for a long time. He started saying words when he was two and a half andby the time he was fluent with his woeds it was four. But we do not have any Health professionals to worry us about what to do. That is a good thing... Parents know better than them anyway, we have that intuition about our kids. Don't we?? and we want to do what is good for the kids. Once he started going to school he became alright.. All the best to your baby too...