DS is 19 months with not a single “real“ word yet .. he's got an “EYE“ sound for Hi --[COLOR=“Navy“]my DD does this too.[/COLOR]
It's the lack of sounds, babbles, and attempts that concern me (and the private speech path). [COLOR=“Navy“]--my DD was like this up until a few months ago....she refused to try and imitate or make any attempts....now she really tries to imitate but has difficulty making the sounds.[/COLOR]
We've reached a stage where he is very frustrated with me for not understanding him. Sometimes it appears as though he “thinks“ he is telling me what he wants (as though his 12 hmm's repeated over and over again are to him, coming out as though “I want a drink“ is what he's saying).
[COLOR=“Navy“]my DD does the same and we interpret for her and praise her for her attempts
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He completely shuts down anytime I try and initiate an imitation type activity or ask him questions such as “is this a p-p-pig?“
[COLOR=“Navy“]MY DD was like that at your son's age--now she really tries to imitate now

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[COLOR=“Navy“]I know 19 months is early but for not a single word yet and so few sounds and no interest in attempting to talk? “eye“ for Hi is a word! It is an approximation but it is a real word although not perfect....don't forget to count these as words

most kids don't say words perfectly when they first start, he is only 19 months and most kids at 19 months leave off the beginning or ends of words when they first start out.[/COLOR]
Seems odd.

Not sure what's going on and afraid of all the things I've read abotu wait lists for this that and the other and worry that with no early intervention/diagnosis, things might only get worse.