Is it normal that my three year old nephew still cant talk?

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My nephew is about to turn three and the only words he can say are:puppy,cookie,alright,bite bites,daddy,momma,uh huh, baby,car, and juice.He has yet to form sentances, and dont even seem to want to try. He is easly frustrated and people get easily frustrated with him because he will be pointing saying uh uh uh not saying what he wants. And he will get really frustrated and start crying and usually run away. Of course i follow him and comfort him, but im not sure if its normal. His mother says he has speacial needs. I dont have children so i cant tell for sure what is normal and what is not.

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  • Oasis808
    12 years ago

    It is most likely an autistic spectrum disorder.

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  • trollbaby
    12 years ago

    Seriously though, get professional help - need to get this sorted out sooner rather than later.

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    12 years ago

    His Mom sounds like a bit of a cunt.

    She probably does not communicate with him much or enough for him to form sentences by now. She probably does not want to take up the effort and is under some impression that kids just raise themselves. If he is saying words then he is probably fine in the head but Mom ain't in the mood to extend more than a few seconds worth of patience towards the kid. If she did, he'd probably be able to form sentences by now. I see no reason why you are the one having to comfort him while Mom is just sitting back and letting you.

    Do something about it if you can. Slapping a kid with the label of special needs at such a young age for such a reason as she does is EXTREMELY dangerous and she is running the HUGE possibility of conditioning what could be a perfectly normal child to end up behaving as special needs. Parents can do just as good of a job hindering the mental developement of a child than any genetic disorder.

    What I learned in my short time working in special needs is that the goal of special education is to try to get a child as assimilated into living a normal life in the real world as possible in regards to their disability, not to excuse the behavior of the child or the parent's lack of willingness to take time out of their day to deal with the child. You don't know what a child is capable of unless you actually push them to achieve their potential, not just let it slide because they are "special needs".

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    • blueizbabe07
      12 years ago

      you are exactly right. My sister is a cunt! she is 23(just turned 23 last week) with three kids. Olivia is 4, max(the one w the speach prob) is turning 3 and mason is almost a year. The three of them spend more time at my house than anywere else. So now that i know, i will try and talk with him more than i do already. I will try and get him talking myself, screw his mom. lol

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      • NeuroNeptunian
        12 years ago

        It kind of sucks that this is becoming your responsibility but trust me, labeling a child as special needs at such a young age for such a stupid reason can be very distructive and I am very sorry for those poor children.

        It sounds like you should also suggest birth control. Tell her that Planned Parenthood gives exams and birth control for free.

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        • blueizbabe07
          12 years ago

          She has literally had to take over 10 preg. tests in the past 3 months. And has had two suposive miscarriages as well. she use to be a great betty crocker mom, now its like she cant handel her own kids. She has 3 kids all together(all frm same dad).Ages 4,3,and almost 1. I feel like i am raising them myself, which i dont mind, but im only 21 and have never had kids so sometimes it can be overwhelming. But in the same time i feel like if im not there then who will be? I feel like i have taken on the parent role. So any advice on how to work with him more on his talking? :)

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          • NeuroNeptunian
            12 years ago

            Just speaking to him and reading to him would work well enough. Speaking to him as if he is an adult and having the patience to explain to him what which word and that are. It's pretty simple in theory but it takes a lot of practice.

            Seriously though, planned parenthood's website can refer you to a place where she can get some birth control. Taking 10 pregnancy tests in 3 months is excessive, even if she is pregnant (is she trying???), and you need to give her the 411. She can't be dumping her kids off on anyone who is willing to take them, even if her life is getting tough and the father of those children should be ashamed. If she has time to fuck she should have time to watch those kids.

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            • blueizbabe07
              12 years ago

              Wow i wish you could talk to my sister! She really needs someone(non-bias) to tell her what she is doing is wrong. no she is not trying to have a baby, she actually has a husbund in the navy who is deported. They were living in GA on the navy base. Well heather(my sis) decided she wanted to get a divorce and moved back home to TN were me and my family live(were shes from). well she has a new boyfriend whom she dont even really care about. She uses him so she wont feel alone, and its wronge. she uses everybody. even her own kids sometimes as leverage toward my grama. If me and my grama cant or dnt wana watch them(for the 5th time in a week) she gets mad and screams that we think shes a bad mom when we had not even said the words "bad mom" or even hinted about it. I just dont understand her.. thanks for the insight :)

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  • debpratim.ghosh
    12 years ago

    By that age kids take part in reality shows....
    Are you serious?
    Consult a doctor immediately.

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    I'd say he's plonked in front of cartoon all day coz no-one's told her yet she's supposed to talk to him. I heard that on a TV parenting programme as a reason why the kids couldn't talk.

    The child needs to see how lips move in 3-D and see how to form the words in real life, not on a flat screen. I'm sure there is nothing wrong with the child - unless he is deaf or there is an older sibling answering for him. If that's the case he needs one to one time with a parent - without them screaming / ignoring him!!

    Poor child :o(

    Mine could speak before he was one years old, probably coz he wouldn't watch TV and I never shut up talking to him.

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  • kellstar79
    12 years ago

    Boys generally take longer with their speech but by age three he should at least be able to form more than one word dialogue. What does she mean 'special needs', has she explained what that is that she means? Does she spend alot of time talking to him and reading books with him etc? If small children are not communicated with then they don't get their speech needs met and it takes longer for them to talk. My daughter could talk using long sentences and say her alphabet and count to over 10 by the time she was 18months old but that took effort and alot of time on mine and my partners role as parents. If your concerned maybe look into it more

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  • GuessWho
    12 years ago

    Not normal. I was fluent in 2 languages by that age.

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    I don't think that's normal. When she says "special needs" exactly what does she mean? If it is something like autism, has she taken him to specialists to help him with his language skills or is she just saying that he's her "special" boy?

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