I have two (one born a premie at 7 months and one full term) both TALKED and talked in full sentences by 12-15 months, not adjusted.
there is a big age difference between the two and there is a big difference between what is normal and what seems to be the new normal regarding talking
I was not aware until very recently there was a NEW normal for talking.
My DH does the playground thing and I don't, he didn't tell me but he has been asked for the last several months about our DS and how old he was, etc., not thinking anything of this, we went to a gathering of several people that deal with children, different ages of adults and this was pointed out to us about the NEW normal in age of talking.
I AM NOT saying the OP's child is in this group-just pointing this out----
there is a view that "late-talkers" are on the rise (due to various reasons) and there is even some Dr's that feel only a few words are fine at lets say 18 months and OLDER Dr.'s say no way and see an issue, same goes with older daycare works and other medical people dealing with children and the view seems to be different between ages and how long they have been dealing with children.
there is a lot that plays into it---there seems to be a lot of threads here on it and some see an issue others do not
we don't consider our DS advanced but lay-people do (a lot of first time mother's, younger in age-20's and 30's) and I have seen what I feel are a larger number of children older than or DS that are not speaking or hardly speaking and this is a change from 20 years ago-our DS is 2.5---it use to be very rare to see a child not talking (I knew of none of my DD's friends that didn't talk in full sentences by two at the latest)-this use to not even be an issue that mother's talked a lot about, none of the children in our playgroup or pre-school need EI, and this is now not all about autism (several factors can play into this)
just some links---there is lot out there on late-talkers (rise in late-talkers) and apraxia
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/ma...ticlekey=52130
www.shop-in-service.com/latetalker.htm
http://www.drgreene.mediwire.com/mai...ticleID=132720 talks about the study that shows the rise
just some info
there is a big age difference between the two and there is a big difference between what is normal and what seems to be the new normal regarding talking
I was not aware until very recently there was a NEW normal for talking.
My DH does the playground thing and I don't, he didn't tell me but he has been asked for the last several months about our DS and how old he was, etc., not thinking anything of this, we went to a gathering of several people that deal with children, different ages of adults and this was pointed out to us about the NEW normal in age of talking.
I AM NOT saying the OP's child is in this group-just pointing this out----
there is a view that "late-talkers" are on the rise (due to various reasons) and there is even some Dr's that feel only a few words are fine at lets say 18 months and OLDER Dr.'s say no way and see an issue, same goes with older daycare works and other medical people dealing with children and the view seems to be different between ages and how long they have been dealing with children.
there is a lot that plays into it---there seems to be a lot of threads here on it and some see an issue others do not
we don't consider our DS advanced but lay-people do (a lot of first time mother's, younger in age-20's and 30's) and I have seen what I feel are a larger number of children older than or DS that are not speaking or hardly speaking and this is a change from 20 years ago-our DS is 2.5---it use to be very rare to see a child not talking (I knew of none of my DD's friends that didn't talk in full sentences by two at the latest)-this use to not even be an issue that mother's talked a lot about, none of the children in our playgroup or pre-school need EI, and this is now not all about autism (several factors can play into this)
just some links---there is lot out there on late-talkers (rise in late-talkers) and apraxia
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/ma...ticlekey=52130
www.shop-in-service.com/latetalker.htm
http://www.drgreene.mediwire.com/mai...ticleID=132720 talks about the study that shows the rise
just some info
... knows at least 30 words and 10 or so phrases and constantly "talking". He signs too. Both are normal. DS1 is a VERY smart 7yo.... so you never really can tell this early. I think I'd rather enjoy a quieter child. 
