My girl just turned 3 yrs..only says about 6-8 words & only saying those on occasion. she's not autistic, her hearing has been checked, we read to her daily, ent says he can tell she is very smart.help?

The is your first: Child! you are doing every thing correctly. No need to worry as long as she has yearly visits to her pediatrician and you read/ spend time with her. I don't think i was as far along developing at age three as your daughter seems to be.

Check with ped: This appears to be abnormal and you need to talk to your ped about it. Usually you can't stop a 3 year-old from jabbering all day.

Not normal: That is not normal. She should be saying sentences by now. This is the norm for age 2-3 year olds (http://www.Asha.Org/public/speech/development/23.Htm) and 3-4 year olds (http://www.Asha.Org/public/speech/development/34.Htm). If she has not seen pediatric specialists (like pediatric ENT or pediatric speech therapy), she needs to, sooner than later. With help, she should be able to catch up.

Speech and age: If she has checked out fine,Be assured,her speech will develope,many children have slow develope ent,once she start talking,it will be a pleasent surprise,however if you are still concerned,central auditory processing done,your ent will recommend it.ask him