My 14 month old baby doesn't blow raspberries.?

I have a 14 month old baby that doesn't blow raspberries, she also does not have any word's either. She does babble abit although it is quiet distorted. She only has a couple of consonants and her tongue is always making it sound unusual. She does make sound's but no word's at all, not even mama/dada.



I have been told that because she doesn't blow raspberries that she may not talk and that speech therapy may not be of any help to her either.



We have had an evaluation done on her by a Behavioural Paediatrician Specialist as she is displaying many autistic trait's and he thinks that we need to assess her when she is 18 months old for the Autism Spectrum Disorder, he is currently saying that she is on the spectrum (PDD-NOS) until an official diagnoses can be made.



Does anyone know if not been able to blow raspberries if it will affect the ability to talk. I have also been advised to start teaching her sign language too.



Thank you

JulieMy 14 month old baby doesn't blow raspberries.?
It doesn't matter if a kid blows raspberries. I would be more worried about the way you are describing her babbling. A 14 month old should be using a wide variety of vowels and consonants. There is no possible way to tell if she will be able to talk and when it will develop, but the fact that her babbling is so limited is an indication that she is behind in her speech development. I would get her a speech and language evaluation with a speech-language pathologist.



I am shocked that a doctor has said a 14 month old is on the spectrum. That is VERRRY early to be making that diagnosis. Have you had her hearing checked?My 14 month old baby doesn't blow raspberries.?
Maybe she just don't want to..My 14 month old baby doesn't blow raspberries.?
Hi Julie,



No need to be worried yet. Kids say their first word around 12 months of age on AVERAGE, but there are late-talkers (like my sister!) who didn't talk until I believe somewhere around 18 months, and they end up just fine. Autism should not be diagnosed until 3 years of age, so don't get too anxious with that either. Also, baby sign is a great idea for any baby (not just those who are late-talkers), because it lets you know what they need before they are able to say it! Raspberries are merely the child 'playing' with their articulators (in this case, the lips). They really don't have anything to do with speech per se.



Does you daughter seem to understand what you say to her? EG does she respond to her name, laugh when you play with her, make eye contact?



Lastly, don't listen to people who say that speech therapy is not going to work. Even if your baby does end up having ASD, speech pathologists can do great things to help her and your family. Speech therapists don't just work on speech, they also work on social skills (eye contact, playing nicely with other children, etc) that specially target kids on the autism spectrum. I would take your daughter to an early intervention specialist (specifically in speech pathology if you are concerned especially about her speech). He/she will be able to give you a second opinion.



Hope everything turns out okay for you!