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.
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Child development and Early intervention
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Most of the parents have concerns about their child development. Many of them often visit to paediatricians for regular physical and well being check-ups. In our countries due to the lack of awareness, many a time the development screening either does not complete or remains superficial. Moreover the paediatricians are busier in immunization or vaccination. Many a time they miss the developmental delay or forget to refer to early interventionist or developmental paediatrician for further evaluation.
Here as a parent, you should be aware of child’s development and behavioural growth so that you can share your concerns with the professionals and if there are issues then you can intervene earliest.
DEVELOPMENT
All children go through developmental “stages” in various developmental areas like motor, fine motor, cognition, speech and language etc – typical and predictable changes in the areas.
The next stage of development depends on the previous stage and hence they are interrelated.
Every child develops on his own pace.
DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING
- The checklist which guides the child development with respect to normal population. Experts have developed a list of developmental milestones in all development areas. Most of the time, it is conducted by psychologist, early interventionist or a developmental paediatrician.
- Screening includes interactive session between parents and specialist. This may include a checklist or questionnaire about the family, prenatal, natal or antenatal history. The developmental history includes all developmental areas.
- According to evaluations and results, recommendations are made for further services.
IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING
To determine the healthy growth of the child and to monitor the child development.
To detect the developmental issues at earliest and intervene early.
CONTACT
Child’s paediatrician or EARLY INTERVENTIONIST or child psychologist can provide developmental screening.
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