Talking the Talk

Charlie's verbal skills have been severely delayed due to his perinatal stroke. And while we know that he understands more than he can express, this verbal delay can sometimes prevent Charlie from interacting with people outside of his immediate circle. As of September 2014, Charlie could say between 10 and 15 words. As of June 2015, that number has risen to over 80. Needless to say, this year of school and therapy was instrumental for Charlie Greenman's speech.

Just for fun, we've included a list of all Charlie's words to date. Most of these words are not intelligible to the average listener, but Charlie's teachers, therapists and family can see that he is using these words with consistency with a growing level of accuracy. Keep up the good work Charlie!

Charlie's Word List June 2015:

Charlie

Greenman

Walker

Mommy 

Daddy

hi

hello

How are you?

good

great

eat

yogurt

oatmeal

cheese

muffin

apple

water

bowl

table

chair

bed

night night

pillow

light

on

off

walk

up

down

bye bye

be back

name

my

I

want

Griffin

doggie

cat

sheep

cow
baby

outside

swing

wind

rain

thunder

run

friend

white

yellow

red

purple
orange
green

happy

grumpy

hungry

bear

house

home

car

bus

school

teacher

more

bite

wiggle

signing time

street

Elmo

cookie

bonk

hat

glasses

ear

eye
chin

cheek

hair

head

shoulder

knee

toe

quiet
sleep

help

nice

sun

moon

star

sky

rainbow
tree
bug
grass

day

show

word
shoe
sock
boot
pants
shirt
shorts

bird
creep

clap

Leah

Rachel

Michelle

Alexis

Katy

Jessica

kitchen

room

bath

go 

delicious

me

tickle

crunchy

please

thank you

all done

no

yes / yeah
twist
spin
sing
twinkle
round
wheel
shut
where
what