My child does not speak...
Friday, October 8, 2010
Child development is amazing. All the developmental milestones are fixed but flexible. Many a time child does not follow the sequence and time but most of the children follow the predictable developmental sequence. Parents always keep a track of their child development. However, many a times the parents miss the track and most common is the speech and communication delay. There are many myths and mis-believes are associated with the speech development. Many say the girls speak earlier than boys or someone spoke late in the family so the child is granted to speak late. Here we forget to face the reality. It may happen the child may catch the pace of development but what would happen if it does not catch the pace? In that ignorance we lose the critical period of child development.
There are few red flag sign like
- Not speaking or uttering specific words at 15 month
- Not responding to his/her name
- Not understanding the simple commands
- No social communication
Either one or all symptoms are present….the only mantra that’s works is an immediate evaluation
Evaluation may point to
- Developmental delay
- Autism
- Hearing loss
- Speech and language disorder
- Other less known conditions (deprivation/abuse, cerebral palsy, central auditory processing disorder, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, selective mutism)
Early detection and evaluation may assess the risk factors. Early intervention may provide the opportunity for the child to improve significantly. Early intervention is must for all children who are deviated from their normal development.
Posted byNeeti at 11:33 PM
Labels: early intervention, parenting tips, red flag sign, speech therapy, Therapy