Long time lurker, first time poster! That story about his speech has really boiled my blood. As a lot of you have said, we have persona experience with it. My 3 year old is largely non-verbal and we have fought so hard to get him the help he needs.
We've done speech and language, had hearing tests the lot. Speech and language came to the conclusion he was "lazy" and we later got discharged because "he can speak" (he can't. He can tell us what noises an animal makes & communicates via makaton). We are STILL fighting. His hearing test showed significant hearing loss due to glue ear (but can't get grommets because he not had enough hearing tests).
We are at our wits end - but he is the happiest little boy & we spend so much time with him, trying to help him. I get so disheartened when I see friends with younger babies talking, but it's a long process and not an overnight fix.
She's a fucking melt & I don't think I can actually put into words how much I dislike her.