late talker late talker a late talker is a toddler experiencing late language emergence (lle), which can also be an early or secondary sign of an autism spectrum disorder, or other developmental disorders, such as fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disability, learning disability, social communication disorder, or specific language impairment. lack of language development, comprehension skills, and challenges with literacy skills are potential risks as late talkers age. outlook for late talkers with or without intervention is generally favorable. toddlers have a high probability of catching up to typical toddlers if early language interventions are put in place. language interventions include general language stimulation, focused language stimulation and milieu teaching. late talkerother nameseinstein syndromespecialtydevelopmental psychologysymptomslanguage delayrisk factorspoor language abilitytreatmentlanguage interventions: general language stimulation, focused language stimulation, milieu teachingfrequencyapprox. 13% of two-year-olds speech pathologists are specialists who work with late talkers and provide individualised support for each child's unique needs. language development expected language emergence toddlers aged 1–2 years begin to use and comprehend different types of words. initially, the most prominent types are nouns, and eventually they move on to other word types such as verbs and adjectives. once toddlers have said their first word, they begin to acquire new words at a rate of roughly one per week. words are related to things in the toddler's environment, such as body parts, toys, clothes, etc. they often use one word to mean many different things; for example, they may call all types of transport "car". around the 15-month mark, toddlers know six words on average, and begin to notice and wonder about things that are a little outside of their environments. once they reach 18 months, they refer to themselves by their name and eventually start using the pronoun i. during this stage, they also repeat parts of sentences they hear. as they get close to 2 years, toddlers start putting two words together. they begin to learn the use of "no" and ask adults to tell them the name of people and new objects. on average, a 2-year-old knows 50 words and then begins to learn new words at a rate around one per day. from 2 to 3 years of age, their vocabularies grow rapidly. at 30 months old, they are expected to know around 200 words and by 3 are able to participate in very simple conversations. late talker's language emergence