delayed speech in twins?

delayed speech in twins?

Our twin boys just turned two. Our new doctor is concerned with their speech. They talk a lot (twin talk) and some words we understand. Is this normal in twins. We are being sent to a speech therapist. I don't see anything wrong with my boys. Apparently they should be saying over 50 words and putting sentences together. Can somebody please give us some input on this.

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Oct 09, 2010
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Slightly Behind...I think
by: Anonymous

Our twins are turning two, and they don't form sentences much yet. Also, one (the stronger one at birth) is more communicative than the other. By 'more communicative', I mean that she babbles lots and thinks she is getting her point across. When the smaller one talks, she is more exact. She has always seemed to learn by proxy (never taking wobbly first steps, but just walking).
They seem to understand the basics, but talk to each other more than us. Slowly, they are making their wishes known more. I have noticed they are better with physical cues than verbal as well.
Making this harder (and probably delaying them some) is that I was deployed for a year to Afghanistan. Since they didn't see someone there talking to Mommy every day, I figure that they didn't realize it was an option. They outnumbered the adults, so they learned to communicate in their own way.
They often repeat the same sounds over an over, and I think they want us to understand. Every day they are getting closer, and I think they are catching up. Personally, I think the learning curve for our girls is steeper than the learning curve for us.

Feb 02, 2010
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Speech...
by: Amberly Coffman

I have 3 other son's who were all very premie. Each of them had to be in speech. My 6 year old is could always talk, but what was he saying? Now he's on his age level. Spelling is a challenge for him in school. It is hard to spell correctly when you don't pronounce ocrrectly.
My 4 year old has some disorders. His speech was at an 18 month level when he started school in Aug. 09. Now he's about at a 2 year old level.
My son who just turned 2 can say far more than my 4-year old.
Now I'm pregnant with identical twin boys. I have read several things that says that especialy twin boys are usually delayed in speech.
One thing that i have learned from my other children is that each develops at their own pace, not what a doctor says. And when there are concerns, get the knowedge on how to assist them.
So, if our twins do have speech issues, we will do speech theropy with them just like all my children have been in. I know from experience that the sooner you get started, the sooner they will catch onto it and advance.
I'm thankful for twin parents to openly talk about this and other concerns. it helps me as a parent.

Jan 28, 2010
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Delayed speech in twins
by: Anonymous

My twin boys will be 3 next month & have been in speech therapy for 8 months. They have recently been evaluated and are at an 18 month level for speech (I don't think they're that far behind but they are behind). They said this is common especially in boy twins. The boys are improving & I expect them to catch up by the time they start kindergarden. Once they turn 3 they'll be starting preschool through our school district along with speech therapy. You should check into what your school district offers. The sooner you get them help the sooner they'll catch up with their age group.

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