As Grady was approaching 18 months, we were growing concerned about his lack of communication. Everyone kept saying "boys talk later" but as more time went on, he seemed differnt than his peers. He understood many phrases and could follow directions that we gave him, but hardly ever spoke. He just seemed like he was always listening. As his little friends were saying more and more, we decided we should get him evaluated for speech.
We were really impressed with the BabyNet program that S.C. offers, and if you have ANY concerns about your child's development, I highly recommend that you call and have your child screened. They offer various types of therapies including speech, gross and fine motor, occupational, feeding, etc. at no cost to the family. If your child qualifies based on their screening, you get services for free until they turn three regardless of income. In our case, Grady did qualify based on his screening, and we were put on a list for a full speech evaluation within a month. Well, within that month that we were waiting, Grady had a speech EXPLOSION! So, of course he no longer qualified for speech by the time our evaluation came up. I think he planned it that way!
Now, about two months later, he can count to three, say his own name, knows several 3 word phrases, and almost all common animal sounds. He can identify and say the following body parts: lips, eyes, nose, teeth, ears, hair, knee, elbow, foot, toes, hands, and fingers. He will also repeat almost anything you say to him, so we have to be very careful what our little parrot overhears!!!
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