by bebu 20 Replies latest jw friends
Kewl Bebu! I've never heard of a young girl having delayed language development. Usually that happens to boys. Our second son said "ba" for over a year, maybe a year and a half. We thought he would never learn to talk.. He's the most articulate of the lot today!
Gald to see your daughter has turned the corner.
carm
bebu
Thanks for explaining. So this is great news. YAY!!!
This is the kind of thing that happens when these precious little souls are cherished and nurtured and unconditionally loved. :)
Have fun ... for the next 60 or 70 years or so.
tal
That is awesome! I agree, your B. is now "visualizing" the words. Now she has learned to put them together! The human mind and language is the most amazing thing.
I remember the week my son learned the magic of counting. First day, "What comes after a hundred, mommy?" One hundred and one...one hundred and two...one hundred and three..."
Second day, "What comes after two hundred, mommy?"...Two hundred and one, two hundred and two, two hundred and three...."
Third day, "What comes after a thousand, mommy?" ...A thousand and one...a thousand and two, a thousand and three...."
Fourth day, "Mom! Mom! What comes after ...."
Bebu,
This is so wonderful! I am so pleased for all of you! The delays in verbal development is frustrating and heartbreaking to both the children and the adults in their lives. Our grandson (who we've had custody of since he was almost 6 months old) had a number of problems, including being non-verbal.
He said one word "cookie" as clear as can be when he was 18 months old, and said nothing else for years. We learned American Sign Language so we could determine what he wanted or was trying to tell us, as he became extremely agitated when he couldn't express himself.
For some mysterious reason, after he turned 4, the words just tumbled out and he began talking! A lot. All the time. It was like he was making up for lost time!
We later discovered that he had Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, which as I said, had a lot of other problems along with it. But he is 16 now, and still talking non-stop! (He even talks in his sleep!) It's amazing how the human mind works, huh?
Annie
Bebu, that's wonderful! I'll bet you're still walking on air--will be for a few days! It's heart-wrenching when they are so delayed like that. I had one little boy I was nanny for, didn't walk. He was over 20 months old and still couldn't even stand. Daddy took him to the pediatrician several times to find out what was wrong. They finally guessed that it was a "wiring" problem that hopefully would right itself eventually. Finally, one day at 21 months he climbed down off the sofa and walked across the room like he'd been doing it for a year. In spite of the breakthrough, he continued to have some balance and motor control issues for many months after that, but AFAIK, at 4-1/2 is mostly caught up with the other children now.
It sounds like you're hooked up with some good developmental programs to help her. I LOVE the bit about the reading, fascinating how visually attuned she is. I wonder about her art perceptions/abilities... what happens when you give your girl a pot of fingerpaints?
Here's hoping she has many more breaththroughs.
Love,
O
Wow BEBU!!!!
What I really mean is ..
Wow! Wow! Wow!
I'd have been crying too.
When our kids struggle with things or some set back of some kind I am overwhelmed when they burst through the plateau. It's just so heart warming and just just soooo GREAT!.
I think you need to get up and do the "Happy Dance" around the kitchen.
I'll do it for you here, right now, in my kitchen and shout "WHOOO HOOO" for Bebu's little B.
hugs
Special K (gotta go do the happy dance now)
Thanks everyone! We definitely marked the calendar! (SK-- After the little happy dance !) She hasn't been as varied or verbose this morning, but I know it's really in her now. I'm looking forward to after school today, and I feel sure I'll get an earful. She loves school, and now she can share it with us.
I simply did not guess how deeply I have wanted her to make progress. I had been resigned to minimal advancement, so that I would not feel frustration, and could keep patient. This is very practical, of course, but it is like a denial of sorts. Three minutes into her talk-a-thon, I felt a lot of emotions I didn't expect to a degree I really didn't expect.
BTW, I really, really appreciate hearing from all of you who have had relatives or friends with similar trials. There are about 9 children at her developmental pre-school, but none of them have anything quite like she has. Also, I'd never heard of a langauge delay before, and neither have most people I know, so it's a bit of a relief to find out others here have dealt with it. And that they all had their times of triumph, too.
((((Ashton)))), I really hope that your son conquers the stammering. That has GOT to be frustrating for him!!! What a great day that will be when it happens!
Ahhhh.... Hmmmm. Guess it's time for a nice cuppa coffee!!!
bebu
Terrific. A little victory, but an important one.
Oh ((( Bebu ))) How Joyous!
Bebu, that is really cool! Im very happy for you and your daughter.
