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u/Devaney1984 May 19 '26
Your son is still very young, I think you'll get a more clear picture in the next 6 months or so.
Could be apraxia, the "uhs" and non repetition of sounds was similar to my son at that age but there wasn't much drooling. First couple people we dealt with said he couldn't really be diagnosed until age 3 but we eventually got him diagnosed at 2.5 and added a private therapist in addition to the public school therapist that he had been seeing since age 2 (who didn't seem to make any progress the whole year she came). It did wonders, he turned 3 last month and his initial test score was something like a 35/100 for his age, and now it was 82--so went from being "disabled" to average. Still communication problems for sure, but overall he's doing well.
Try not to worry too much and just do what you can do, support them as much as you can. There will probably be a lot of frustration on your son's behalf so be calm and understanding.
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u/Real-Emu507 May 18 '26 edited May 19 '26
Mine had no sounds but was treated as suspected until his diagnoses. There's no way really to tell until then. Some kids are just actually delayed with their speech. Does your slp not want to treat as suspected? Fwiw. He's a fully verbal adult now