How many words at 2?

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Thank you all for your replies.

Kelebek - he hasn't ever had any problem with ear infections but thanks I can see how that would impact on speech.
Falguni - yeah I think its more lazyness than anything! He gets things he wants by pointing so why speak :P
Lilias - thanks for posting that. He is in between those - seems I really don't have all that much to be concerned with really.
RR - your DS seems to talk a lot compared to mine. He can't say animals but when asked where they are he can point to them etc
Sally - DS doesn't have any problems with understand a lot of words its just he can't physically say them so I guess its anyones guess what they'll end up doing tomorrow - I'll check out the link, thanks for posting it

[valley]

Hi Nella xxx
I have a dd who is 26 months and is currently having speech therapy. She had just about 20 words when she started just prior to her 2nd birthday, but her level of understanding and comprehension was average to that of a 2 year old, so it was just speech that we were concerned about. She now has almost 100 words and has only had 6 sessions! I don't know if this would have been the case anyway, but I would definitely recommend it!
FYI, dd speech therapist says that at age 2, an unfamiliar listener should be able to understand at least 50% of what your child is saying xxx

At the first appt, which as you say is the initial assessment, the speech therapist asked me questions about my pregnancy, birth etc and what I seemed to be concerned about. they may also suggest a hearing test to rule out any potential problems there. With regards to dd, the speech therapist played games with her, used toys etc and just watched her to see her responses, words, eye contact, interaction with herself and me etc.... it was just like a play session but obviously they know what they are looking out for. It was pretty informal and then at the next appt I was given a report of what the speech therapist thought x
It really is quite an informal setting but I have seen such a huge improvement in dd since she has been going. She is even putting 3 words together now!!! Although she still babbles quite a lot, I think it is definitely worth doing xxxxx

hth hon and good luck for Thurs xxxx
Valerie