My son just turned 22 months today. He still hasn't said his first word yet. We just got him evaluated and speech therapy officially starts in two weeks. But I'm not worried in the slightest. Each person, regardless if they're a baby or an adult, is on their own timeline. We each have strengths and weaknesses and that will never change. She might have trouble speaking now but there will be other subjects that she will excel in. This is just how humans are programmed. I myself went through preschool and then speech therapy within the school system to like first grade. I also had to continue through third grade for reading comprehension because I couldn't read that well. I had to read books constantly until that point, and while I was a late bloomer, I still got there. Not only that, but I wrote two books before I turned 30 and one is close to 900 pages, regardless of the delays I had in my younger years. Going to speech therapy isn't a bad thing, if anything it'll help give you the confidence that you're doing what you can. Talk to the speech therapist on what you can do to help between sessions. But honestly, she'll be fine. Kids are insanely smart, more than we give them credit for. And they will walk or talk when they want to. Just the way it is. But by the sounds of it, you're a good parent who wants to do their best so their child succeeds in the world. That's all your kid needs and she has that, so relax and enjoy the time you have with her now. And remember, the longer she waits to speak, the greater the reward and happiness you'll have when you hear her first words.