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Based on your answers, it appears you are approaching a red light on Language Lane. A late talker is a toddler who isn’t saying as many words as they could (falling below the expressive language milestone) but appears to understand language and is otherwise typically developing.
When comparing your answers to language development milestones* (see references below) your child may need some support to expand their language skills. We recommend following up with your child’s pediatrician and contacting a certified speech-language pathologist*. A speech-language pathologist can assess your child’s receptive (listening & understanding) and expressive (talking & communicating) language skills and determine if a delay is present and the best way to proceed with an early intervention treatment plan if needed.
In the meantime, check out our Time To Talk: Toddler Course! It was designed to help you maximize language learning opportunities with your toddler during your everyday routines (that you’re already doing)! Also, follow us on Instagram @speechsisters for daily tips and tools to help enrich your child’s language development!
Here’s what you can do to follow up.
Take the 'Talk on Track' Course
Check out The Talk On Track course! It can be used as a preventative and proactive measure to help your baby meet communication milestones!
Check your child's progress
We recommend that you take this quiz again when your child is between 13-15 months old.
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If you are feeling concerned about communication milestones we recommend consulting with your child’s pediatrician.
TALK TO A PROFESSIONAL
We recommend that you take this quiz again when your child is between 13-15 months old.
Here’s what you can do to follow up.
Take the 'Talk on Track' Course
Check out The Talk On Track course! It can be used as a preventative and proactive measure to help your baby meet communication milestones!
Check your child's progress
We recommend that you take this quiz again when your child is between 13-15 months old.
TALK TO A PROFESSIONAL
We recommend that you take this quiz again when your child is between 13-15 months old.
Here’s what you can do to follow up.
Take the 'Talk on Track' Course
Check out The Talk On Track course! It can be used as a preventative and proactive measure to help your baby meet communication milestones!
Check your child's progress
We recommend that you take this quiz again when your child is between 13-15 months old.
Follow us on instagram
If you are feeling concerned about communication milestones we recommend consulting with your child’s pediatrician.
TALK TO A PROFESSIONAL
We recommend that you take this quiz again when your child is between 13-15 months old.
Please know this: YOU know your toddler best. This is an automated quiz to give you an idea of your toddler’s speech development based on your answers compared to language milestones. This is not a diagnosis or a formal evaluation of your child’s language skills.
If you have ANY questions or concerns please consult your pediatrician and/or an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist.
Finally, if the results you received seem inaccurate based on your knowledge of your toddler, feel free to take the quiz again.
✳ To find a certified speech-language pathologist in the USA, visit www.asha.org and click on FIND A PROFESSIONAL.
✳ Language Milestones retrieved from:
- Language development: speech milestones for babies. Mayo Clinic website. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/infant-and-toddler-health/in-depth/language-development/art-20045163. Updated March 7, 2019. Accessed February 22, 2021.
- CDC’s Developmental Milestone. CDC website. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html. Accessed February 22, 2021.
- McLAUGHLIN, M.R., (May, 2011). Speech and Language Delay in Children. American Family Physician. 83(10):1183-1188. Retrieved from https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0515/p1183.html
