Have an expressive speech delay? I work with my son every day on different things to encourage speech. I know kids develop at all different rates, but I am just so extremely frustrated! My son just doesn't want to talk, at all! He is currently in speech therapy and like I said I work with him on lessons every day. We read, work on animals, objects, letters, foods. He will color, play with playdough, paint. He understands literally every thing I say to him. He can follow two step commands, pick out certain toys, he can pick out certain foods. He can sign "more, please, thank you, cracker, help, hungry, drink, and milk", and can say dog, mama, dada, and Nana. Honestly he is so far ahead on every other milestones. He crawled at 5 months, and walked at 10 months. I never thought he would have a speech delay. I'm trying so damn hard and I feel like I'm failing every day. I don't want him to be behind or to struggle. We've ruled out any behavioral spectrum things. Two therapists came in and evaluated him, and determined his emotions get in the way of his speech. He gets mad and frustrated really easily. I just feel at a loss. I'm literally doing everything I can think of to he his advocate. I research, watch videos of speech pathologist activities, get him just about every learning tool I can think of, and work with him for 2 hours a day. We do quiet time, no screens, and I play kids songs. I love him so much and I don't want him to be behind. I'm also pregnant with our second and I just want him to be able to clearly speak by the time this one is born. He will be 3 by th¹e time we give birth to our second and last. I'm just venting and emotional. Both of my sisters kids didn't start to speak until the age of 3 and underwent speech therapy as well. Today his speech therapist comes in, and he's just been a pistol this morning. I know it's going to be a fight and I'm already dreading it. :(. I just want my baby to not get so frustrated and to be able to use his words.