Sorry, I don't really follow your message.
I think you mean that his receptive language is greater than what would be expected and that his expressive language appears to be delayed? Is that right?
How old is he? How well does he speak? Have you noticed that something isn't quite right?
When the doctor said "insignificant," could he have made a bad word choice (e.g. could the problem be "minor?")?
Here's what the Wikipedia says about language delay:
...language delay refers specifically to a delay in the development of the underlying knowledge of language, rather than its implementation.
The difference between language and speech can be understood by considering the relationship between a computer program and an output device like a printer.
(Re: giftie moment. Sometimes it helps to take a big deep breath and ignore the problem for a while. Come back to it in the morning or on Friday and you might feel better able to think things through)
Val
