Family myth:
My FIL did not speak until he was almost four.
First thing he said was:
"Mother, may I please have more milk in my cereal; it is tending to be a bit dry."
His mother:
"You spoke! Why have you waited so long?"
Him:
"Until this moment, everything had been just perfect."
There seem to be some kids who want to completely master a system (speech or otherwise) before they use it. I wonder if you 'll see more of these nothing....nothing....nothing...everything! moments as he grows up.
yes, that's definitely a possibility! I never heard him attempt to count ... until one day he started counting the pieces of hot dog on his plate to 19 (23 months). I never heard him attempt to / pretend to read ... until one day he started sounding out and reading words (28 months) ... never heard him try to say the alphabet backwards until last week he just started walking while reciting A - Z and then Z - A ... and thought it was perfectly normal (other than telling himself "GREAT JOB!" when he was finished! :)) ... he's definitely one of those kids who are hiding abilities and then take huge leaps! The only problem is, when he has any sort of evaluation he comes across as 6-12 months old ... 18 months at best in the paperwork I've seen because he simply couldn't care less what others think about him!
