My 13 month old doesn't talk i know he understands us but he doesn't say anything he use to say mama not any

Question

more should i be worried

Answer 1

He's a boy. He's like a little computer, taking in everything, storing it. One of these days, he will just start blurting out elaborate sentences. Happened with my son. He said nothing until he was over 2 years old. His first sentence was  " Mom, I'm aparently hungry"

He just needs to figure everything out in his little brain. Once he does, he won't stop talking. (I even put my son in speech therapy. Now I wonder, what I was thinking)

Answer 2

My brother is autistic, and he started acting like that around that age (autistic signs show up at around two years). See a doctor. I'm probably overreacting but....

Answer 3

He may be Autistic. Take your child to the doctor and get an answer.

Answer 4

u should be worried maybe ur baby is death and doesnt hear u all the time. or ur baby doesnt lik u anymore and is goin through pubity at a early early age im srry i dont kno go to the doctors or something hope ur baby speaks to u .  

Answer 5

I think he is probably fine. I honestly don't remember ANY of my kids talking and saying more than mama and dada at 13 months. I don't think I would be too concerned about autism or things like that at 13 months old. that seems to be the stock response when a baby is not talking

If he has stopped making any sounds at all I would be concerned. to ease your mind though, you can call early intervention in your area. they will do a full developmental screen and let you know if there are areas of concern. If he is fine they will let you knw that too.

My son only said 10 words at 18-24 months old. I knew there was a problem. I took him to early intervention and they said he was indeed behind and had him checked by a speech therapist. She said he was a full 12 months behind in expressive speech. He has been seeing her 2x a week for 6 months. About 2 months or so ago he started talking all the time. he still needs help with pronunciation, so he is still in therapy.

Answer 6

Could be a learning disability.  Don't fret though, kids develop at different speeds.  Be patient, have your child tested.

Answer 7

My son would say mom dad and his name bye bye the usual until he turned 18 months and it all went away. We went to the Dr but they said since he was drawing all the time he may just have lost interest in talking. We didn't listen and went to a neurologist who diagnosed him with PDD-NOS which is Pervasive Developmental Disorder- Non Otherwise Specified. At age 4 he became official of high functioning autism. Got to a specialist get his ears checked (which we did) and try to see a child neurologist. If it is PDD-NOS the earlier the intervention the better for the child.  

Answer 8

nope -continue speaking to him without using babytalk and let him develop at his own pace.  if you are really worried, go to the pediatrician.

Answer 9

kids go through phases. I wouldn't be so quick to jump to conclusions on major diagnosis such as autism, etc. but do talk to your pediatrician and see if his hearing is in order. also call early intervention in your area and ask for an evaluation. Therapy might help - if he qualifies.  

Answer 10

wow, did something happen such as anything traumatic or scary? little ones don't usually just stop talking, i'd be very concerned if i were you. talk to your family doctor, maybe they have some suggestions.

Answer 11

must of ben traumatized

Answer 12

not at all. my daughter actually didn't start talking til she was about 14-15 months old. Also don't worry if he doesn't start walking right away either cause some baby will start sooner then others and some take their time. In Fact my daughter waited til the week after her 18 month check up to start walking.

Answer 13

no you don't my cousine he been for four years he can't talk now he is a father for bunch of kids and he talks a lot.

Answer 14

don't be worried .Get a hearing test for him to see whether there is a problem there....if not just let him develop in his own time.My son has only just started to talk and he has turned 3 not that long ago. I thought there was something really wrong but it just happened to be stubborness. We knew what he wanted so he figured that he did not need to talk. All kids talk at different ages and all my 3 kids have spoken at different times.As long as he is social and does not have any other behavioral differences i think that he will be just fine.If the child has other obvious worries please get him to a doctor to make sure there is not any underlying issues.

At 13 months there is plenty of time left to learn! As we have just found out, our son was not talking but he was listening and observing  things alot more than our other 2kids had done at the same age. When he did talk he surprised us with things that he had "soaked up" like knowing letters of the alphabet and being able to pick them out when asked to. I am sure your child is better at other things than children of the same age.

All you need to remember is as long as they are healthy it doesn't mattter when they accomplish these little things because they all catch up to each other in the end.

Don't stress over it

Answer 15

My now 7 year old didn't talk until he was just shy of three.  I realized I'd spent too much time baby-ing him.  He'd point to something and I'd get it.  I found that once I stopped doing this he started to talk more.  At first I just made him say things like 'cup' or 'milk'.  I'd repeat this several times before giving him the cup.  Then we went to two words, 'milk please' etc.  This worked and after some time he started to say more and finally started talking.  He was an only child and had no other kids to talk to so that also made a difference.  My youngest started talking at 9 months and hasn't stopped in four years.  Mention it at the next doctor's appointment, they might want to see about getting him into speech therapy.  But every child is different and barring any physical problems he should be fine and will talk when he's ready.  Make sure you're talking to him all the time.  In the store, at home, wherever you can. Listening to you will hellp him learn as well.