22 Month Old Not Saying Much

What they evaluate at 24 months is very important, because 24 months is a benchmark in the evaluation process. It is great that you are dealing with his hearing issues. It could be that this is what has held him back. The next two months will be a time that you can work with him on his sounds and vocabulary while you spend time together. Get on the floor with him and read to him, play with him, TALK to him. Lots of talking. Even if he doesn't talk back, he'll be soaking in every word, now that he can hear better.

Hopefully with the eval done, they will get you started in speech therapy. If you have to wait, please consider hiring a private tutor to work with him over the summer. It might be expensive, but according to the evaluation, you might get help from your health insurance. Sometimes it just takes the ball rolling with delayed talkers, and they take off out of the gate. If indeed he has processing problems or worse, the sooner you start early intervention, the more likely you can make a big difference in the quality of his life later on. I really mean that.

Good luck,
Dawn

I feel like my D really turned the corner on talking around the age of 2. And before that she only said a few words. But once she started there was no stopping her :D

Also I have a good friend whose son was very slow to talk. He wouldn't talk at school and they wanted to put him in a special program. But it was just the kid. He would SING Disney songs. But no talking. I don't know the whole story. But he ended up being above average. And he's currently in college.

My little guy is 2 1/2 and has hundreds of words. But at 22 months only had a few. When Zach, my guy, hit 2 it was like waterworks. He is in speech therapy through Early Intervention (we are in pa). I know its helping him but boys sometimes take a while. If he's receptive don't worry about autism. I had the same concerns. There was a lot of frustration and screaming because he couldn't tell me what he wanted/needed. Be patient and hang in there:)

Wow... I can remember posting questions like this at that age. I have a boy, he's almost 4 now. (he has tubes too)
There's nothing wrong. Mine did that. Let me give you some comfort. I hate hearing it but all kids are different. Some take their time with speaking, then one day they are holding a conversation. I don't believe it till I saw it myself. I'm an over achieved and type A personality. I followed the books about babies to a T.
Then I got a grip and realized that they will talk when they want to. Unless something turns out off the chart at the evealuation, then don't worry about it.
I even talked to my pedi and they reccommedsd speach therapy. But you have to realize that's what they are trained to do. If a parent shows confer, they are taught to supply an avenue to remedy.
I think he's fine. If he didn't say anything, I would worry. But he shows normal functioning by speaking a few words.
Good luck sweetie and try not to worry yourself.
Ps.. I didn't spell check this and typed it from my phone ;)

My guy was the silent type, but i knew he was soaking it all up, and when he hit 2 he exploded with all the words he knew.

Talk to your son, and read to him a lot, and ask him questions that require a response of a word or words, not a nod. For example, do you want the banana or the apple? The blue ball or the red ball? Do you want to play with the truck or the puzzle? If he points to the one he wants encourage him to say it, "Oh, you want the red ball? Say 'I want the red ball.'" Etc. He may just say the main words, not the "I want the..." but he'll learn to use his words.

I think you should give your son and the ear tubes some time. He probably couldn't hear small noises very well between 2 older twin brothers and his ears being full of fluid.

My son never said much at 22 months, his older brother was a late talker and I was certain my baby would be the same way. Nope, at 24 months his language exploded and now at 28 months he speaks in 5-6 word sentences, I'm not sure there's anything he can't say! Your little guy is still young and I think the fact that he already has a handful of words is a very good sign.