DO TWINS HAVE A SECRET LANGUAGE?

YES, SOME TWINS DEVELOPE A SECRET LANGUAGE AS INFANTS BUT EVENTUALLY GOES AWAY AS THEY AGE.

BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF YOU THROUGH YOUR TWIN

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• A twins secret language usually doesn't last long
• Because of their relationship they are able to relate and know each other better than anyone else
• The secret language can happen with siblings but it develops in twins much often
• Others believe that twins don't have a secret language because babies it sounds like mumbles but its a close bond

IT IS DIFFERENT FROM ANYOTHER REALATIOSHIP WITH A SIBLING BECAUSE IF SIBLINGS ARE A YEAR APART

TWINS SHARE A SPECIAL BOND THAT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

• They learn to trust and rely on one another
• Their relationship differs from a sibling that is a year or two apart
• They form a bond that started since the womb- "womb-mates"
• It is a bond that twins have a hard time of explaining, some say it is like having a soul mate
• It is much more than best friends, going through milestones plays a huge factor

CRYPTOPHASIA IS A LANGUAGE DEVELOPED BY TWINS

• Cryptophasia means secret language
• It sounds like mumbling but they are able to understand each other
• A twins "secret language" can only be understood between one another
• The secret language also involves action such as hand signals
• It eventually goes away as they age

AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE IF TWIN A HAS TROUBLE ARTICUALTING SOUNDS. TWIN B DOESN'T BUT

TWINS OFTEN SUFFER FROM PHONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

• Phonological development is the delay in speech development, which leads to Cryptophasia
• It is the distribution & pattering of speech sounds in a language
• It can be fixed with speech therapy
• Language delays stem from premature births and low birth weight
• Twins have a higher chance in having reading disabilities

FUN FACTS

• Fraternal twin girls have twice the chance of having twins
• Once you have fraternal twins you are 3-4 times more likely to have another set
• Nigeria has the highest rate of multiple births, China has the lowest for multiple
• Vegans are 5x's less likely to consume twins than women who consume dairy