Warning Signs! When To Get A Speech-Language Evaluation

Warning Signs Your Child May Need a Speech-Language Evaluation:

There is several warning signs that indicate that there may be a problem with your child’s development. You may need to get a hearing and speech evaluation if you notice any of the following signs:

• 12 months: no babbling or jargon
• 18 months: no single words
• 24 months: vocabulary of 10 words or fewer
• 30 months: vocabulary of fewer than 100 words or no two-word phrases
• 36 months: vocabulary of fewer than 200 words, no sentences, clarity less than 50 percent
• 48 months: vocabulary of fewer than 600 words, no complete sentences, clarity less than 80 percent of the time

Children who point at objects in the first year and who use symbolic gestures at 13 months are likely to have completely normal language, even if they are late bloomers.