DS1 has slow speech development. At 19 months we went for a hearing test which he got 100% for so no hearing issues.
Returned to pead who suggested speech pathology, MCHN sent referal to public hospital waiting list for me.

Got GP to do a health care plan and we saw a speechy for 5 weeks at home (friend of a friend doesnt normally do private work) and we saw some improvements. After 8 weeks waiting saw hospital speech for assesment and they suggested group sessions (eg like a playgroup things run by them) that was in may we were rang in nov and offered a spot but its in 1 day a week that DS1 was in occasional care.

He is imrproving slowly but surely, he was a late crawler didnt walk till 21 months so I am not surprised.

I actually postopned last pead appt as he is improving, it is very frustrating and at times upsetting when kids in mothers group and chatting in sentences and DS1 is still using single words, but they all progress differently. He is nearly 2 and 1/2 now.