my daughter is in a similar situation with yours - well, she points to everything she wants and doesn't say a word (25mths now)...she didn't walk till 21mths so I figure she has a global developmental delay (got her checked and I was right!)
I think mother's instinct is the best. I did go to 3 different speech therapists at 16mths, 21mths and 25mths. I went to Matilda, public, HKU Speech Division and I found out different things. To make a long story short, I was told - that (1) receptive skills are learnt faster than expressive skills (agree) (2) that my daughter needed special school (did not agree) (3) that I needed to work on my daughters comprehension skills (agree) So....this is what I am doing now (and perhaps you can try at home)
My little one points and indicates what things are when asked "where's the ballon - she'll point to it"...BUT this doesn't really show she KNOWS it SO, what I have to do to improve her comprehension is to give her several objects (socks, shoes, ball) and ask her to give you the sock / shoe / ball, etc. so you can be 100% sure she KNOWS, thus improving her comprehension.
My daughter knows her objects when in context, however, that is not enough (according to the speech therapist) because it's not really 100% comprehension, rather the context gives her cues to help her name the objects...of course when you do these "games" do so when your child is playing with the objects so it's not so random i.e. identifying shoes and socks when you're playing kitchen is kind of weird
If you are really worried then you can take to see a therapist, but it doesn't seem to be too serious (at least from what you've written). if you want more information - you can contact Dr Lee at 61855510
http://www.hku.hk/speech/clinic/speech.htm
She's from the above website...I found her very professional, kind and extremely knowledgeable - at least she'll give you the time to explain things and not jump to conclusions (like your daughter should apply for special school!) after seeing her for 5 mins! If you want more information, please let me know.
Good luck!
I think mother's instinct is the best. I did go to 3 different speech therapists at 16mths, 21mths and 25mths. I went to Matilda, public, HKU Speech Division and I found out different things. To make a long story short, I was told - that (1) receptive skills are learnt faster than expressive skills (agree) (2) that my daughter needed special school (did not agree) (3) that I needed to work on my daughters comprehension skills (agree) So....this is what I am doing now (and perhaps you can try at home)
My little one points and indicates what things are when asked "where's the ballon - she'll point to it"...BUT this doesn't really show she KNOWS it SO, what I have to do to improve her comprehension is to give her several objects (socks, shoes, ball) and ask her to give you the sock / shoe / ball, etc. so you can be 100% sure she KNOWS, thus improving her comprehension.
My daughter knows her objects when in context, however, that is not enough (according to the speech therapist) because it's not really 100% comprehension, rather the context gives her cues to help her name the objects...of course when you do these "games" do so when your child is playing with the objects so it's not so random i.e. identifying shoes and socks when you're playing kitchen is kind of weird
If you are really worried then you can take to see a therapist, but it doesn't seem to be too serious (at least from what you've written). if you want more information - you can contact Dr Lee at 61855510
http://www.hku.hk/speech/clinic/speech.htm
She's from the above website...I found her very professional, kind and extremely knowledgeable - at least she'll give you the time to explain things and not jump to conclusions (like your daughter should apply for special school!) after seeing her for 5 mins! If you want more information, please let me know.
Good luck!