18 month old drool CONSTANTLY? How many words is he or she saying? My dd, 18 months, doesn't really bable and she has NO words other than dada. And she's ALWAYS drooling--I mean ALWAYS. And she's had ALL her teeth for quite some time now, so she's not teething! :)
Naeem had to wear a bib up until he turned 2 years old! Lol he was the drool monster :) If I didn't put a bib on him I was changing his shirt every 2 hours or so because it would be sobbing wet!
My dd said a few things at 18 mo. (of course babyfied, and I can't remember EXACTLY), but her big word was "DOU-GGIE" meant doggie, but said with such a country slang it was funny!
As far as the drooling? YES! I had her wear a bib up till she was 2, it was so bad...
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Quoting blsdbyangel07:
Naeem had to wear a bib up until he turned 2 years old! Lol he was the drool monster :) If I didn't put a bib on him I was changing his shirt every 2 hours or so because it would be sobbing wet!
Same here!!!!
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Glad to know the drooling is normal!! LOL None of my other kids drooled much!
Quoting eeyorerdl:
Quoting blsdbyangel07:
Naeem had to wear a bib up until he turned 2 years old! Lol he was the drool monster :) If I didn't put a bib on him I was changing his shirt every 2 hours or so because it would be sobbing wet!
Same here!!!!
I would take her to the pediatrician and be very concerned. Mine was babbling since she was 5 months old and the drooling stopped when all her teeth came in and she was a chatterbox at 18 months! I did do early learning programs with her and Your Baby Can Read as well.
it could be a sign of apraxia though i wouldn't freak out yet.. or ever! because apraxia is not a big deal but it can explain the extended drooling {which some kids just do anyway}
apraxia is a wiring issue. think of a person who stutters. they know what they are trying to say but they can't coordinate the signals in the brain.. with the muscles in the mouth.
same thing with oral apraxia {there are many different types of apraxia}
"oral apraxia" is when there is a difficulty coordinating the muscles in the mouth.... so it would cause a delay in speech, excess drooling, trouble chewing more challenging foods.
in turn.. you will see an increased frustration level with the child.. there is nothing wrong with the child cognitivly {when speaking of apraxia} their brain is healthy and functional.. just not wired well.
people will mention autism and this and that but you mention not one single red flag outside of a speech delay.. which can be caused by so many other things not related to autism.
like.. apraxia.
how would you find out? you need to do two things.
first call early intervention and have your child screened for eligability. they will provide your child with speech therapy and occupational therapy right in your home at no cost to you.
second.. you need to call a children's hospital. ask them for the "children's neurodevelopment clinic"
if they do not call it that simply tell the receptionist that you need your child evaluated. she/ he will know right where to send you.
don't panic.. apraxia is something that can be worked with and very managable.
good luck!
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my son still drools. it's not all the time, though. mostly when he's eating. at 18 months, he didn't have a lot of words. i'd say maybe a dozen. but since then (8 months) he's soared with his vocabulary. he has a lot more words and he's even putting together small sentences.
Thanks. We had her evaluated yesterday by the early intervention team at the schools. The lady who did the evaluation was not a speech therapist and mentioned the apraxia, but did not know enough about it to explain it to me. However, she did refer dd to the speech therapist for further evaluations. I have NO concerns about her being autistic or anything--she is a happy, outgoing, busy, people oriented person. Dh and I figured she didn't speak yet b/c she had 3 older siblings to do it for her. :) Evidently, that's not the case.
I was looking for an answer along the lines of what you gave--thanks.
However, why would I need to have her evaluated by the hospital?
Quoting mitch576:it could be a sign of apraxia though i wouldn't freak out yet.. or ever! because apraxia is not a big deal but it can explain the extended drooling {which some kids just do anyway}
apraxia is a wiring issue. think of a person who stutters. they know what they are trying to say but they can't coordinate the signals in the brain.. with the muscles in the mouth.
same thing with oral apraxia {there are many different types of apraxia}
"oral apraxia" is when there is a difficulty coordinating the muscles in the mouth.... so it would cause a delay in speech, excess drooling, trouble chewing more challenging foods.
in turn.. you will see an increased frustration level with the child.. there is nothing wrong with the child cognitivly {when speaking of apraxia} their brain is healthy and functional.. just not wired well.
people will mention autism and this and that but you mention not one single red flag outside of a speech delay.. which can be caused by so many other things not related to autism.
like.. apraxia.
how would you find out? you need to do two things.
first call early intervention and have your child screened for eligability. they will provide your child with speech therapy and occupational therapy right in your home at no cost to you.
second.. you need to call a children's hospital. ask them for the "children's neurodevelopment clinic"
if they do not call it that simply tell the receptionist that you need your child evaluated. she/ he will know right where to send you.
don't panic.. apraxia is something that can be worked with and very managable.
good luck!
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