Amy is a happy & healthy 18 month old but she only says the first syllable or first part of some words. She also tries to copy our words. MIL made a comment on the weekend that she needs to see a professional and DH has also had doubts. I phoned two speech pathologists and they said not to worry and she is doing quite well and they usually see toddlers from 2 years old. I am not sure what is normal for this age and I am not sure if she should see anyone? Here are some of the words she is saying and she can understand and point out all the things associated with the words.

Perfectly pronounced Words

Mum, Dad, Goat, Car, Bike, cat, tree, duck,, book, cup, cake, ta, ear, Nan, Pa, foot, chair, fish, ball, two, kids, boat, cheese, shoes, park, ball, goose, nose,

Parts of words

Dr - drink, El – elephant, Tr – truck, Tr – train, Ba – banana, Ay – Amy, Teyi – Terri (dog), Cothes – clothes, Ba – baby, Toiet – toilet, Cip – clip, Showarr – shower, Bat – bath, Pane – plane, Rab – rabbit, Sn – snake, Cra – crayon, Flouwar – flower, ea - ear