yes i agree boys do take longer to talk then girls, but there is no harm in calling a early intervention organization they will come to your home and do a few tests and then if they feel your child needs help they will set u up with a speech theripist the earlier u get help the better, when my first son was 20 months old he was saying nothing just noises he started recieving speech and now at age 6 he is great he does not need speech anymore he was talking clearly by age 3 i am forever gratefull i got help, i have a second son he will be 2 in january and he will be evaluated to see if he needs help cause he is not saying much alot of babbling like he is having a conversation just cant understand him and he is getting fustratedView Thread