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My son never went through this stage and had a significant speech delay. Are there any other parents of ASD kids who also did not babble?

Well, I guess not. I think it's significant as the babbling stage is when they try out different sounds. It's my favorite baby stage because they look so serious when they look straight at you and say "gibokal!" My son had a significant language delay.

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My oldest son rarely babbled. He hardly spoke until he was around 2 years, 6 months. He just didn't have the desire for reciprocal interaction. Even as an infant to toddler, he was more interested in objects and how things worked. He did have a few times where he babbled but not much.

An example a babble when he was older ....... I will never forget when Nate was a little over a year old. Usually this "babble" occured when we were driving. We often heard him say in a high pitched voice "la la da la la la da da...." It was a pretty large sequence. He would follow that up in a low pitched voice with a "bla bla". Very brief. That was then followed by the higher pitched babbling voice that went on for a much longer time. I will never forget when my husband started laughing.
He said, "Just listen to what he is doing. Listen carefully". He then told me that Nate was mimicking our conversations. My husband doesn't talk a lot compared to me. He was the low voice with few babbles and I was the high voice with many LOL

They completely pay attention despite the babbling LOL.

My son was speech/language delayed, especially in articulation and expressive language. He didn't babble so ended up having a little more difficulties than other kids with forming words - he didn't get the practice (my theory). With his expressive language skills, he just didn't have the interest. We were concered that he would never talk. He talks nonstop and has a great vocabulary!!

Great question!

My son hummed and sang more than he babbled. When he did babble, it was usually just the same vowel consonants over and over again (not a lot of variety). He didn't start using words until 2 years, 1 month. And he just recently started stringing words together (he's 2 years 10 months today). His pronunciation is very sloppy, but my husband and I understand it. We think he'll be talking normally by 4 or 5. But right now his expressions are pretty limited ("more juice," or "green car" etc.)

I had to think about this but I don't think jake who is nonverbal and austsic ever babbled. He did how ever speek from about 1yr old to almost 3 short one or two word sentences for the most part then he just stoped speeking all together. It was a round the same time I losed my hearing from bells palsy < it mostly came back but never all of it >. I thougth at the time he stoped talking because I wasn't able to hear there for answer and renforce this skill. He does now at nine babble a bit and has started speeking again one or two words here and there in the last 3 or so years. I don't think this was excatly what you were looking for but hopeful it helps someone else.

He (my eldest son) babbled until a year old then just stopped. He then got to about three years old and it's like he thought, 'oh why not? Let's give this talking lark another go,' then started to speak in full sentences! He is now five years old, has a very large vocabulary and NEVER shuts up lol.