I wanted to mention the sign language that pp suggested. It may work for your child, but it didn't work for mine. We do baby signs here starting earlier than you could expect them to understand. I started doing it because it was fun and we enjoyed it, and it was useful with my little ones. However, this child hasn't caught on to them, with the exception of milk a few times. As with everything else, we can't count on something being "learned" because he is apt to lose it just as suddenly. Without receptive language-the ability to understand that words have meanings-signs have no meaning either. For most of my kids though, sign language has been amazing. I have another 2 year old that was non-verbal, and he used several signs. He has started saying a few words now in conjunction with the signs, so for him, it was very helpful.

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