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Delayed speech
My son has 4.yr 2months old still he unable to speak ..He indicates the things what he wants.n needs...He won't repeat things which we say or do.. some doctors advised that he had mild autism..How can I improve him
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Delayed speech as pointed out by others can be because of multiple reason. A proper diagnosis should be made before starting treatment. For the diagnosis purposes, if you are suspecting autism you should consult a psychiatrist and clinical psychologist. Clinical psychologist would help you with diagnosis and testing the severity of autism if present. Accordingly an intervention could be planned. Lot of times autistic kids don’t speak, not because they can’t speak but they do not prefer to speak. A holistic intervention provided by a team of psychologist and speech therapist can help.
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Group work is needed to improve your child condition. Occupational, play and speech therapy, special training can develop your child gradually.
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Thank you friend for selecting this platform for guidance. Delayed speech could be due to multiple reasons .
You need to consult a speech therapist to detect the problem and therapy sessions will help the child to begin to pronounce the phonetics,.
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Consult a speech therapist & Licenced Psychologist will help to detect autism
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I REQUEST YOU TO PLEASE TAKE HIM TO A SPEECH THERAPIST OR CONSULT HIS PEDIATRICIAN TO GET IN TOUCH WITH A SPECIALIST
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Ms. Radha K
Counselling Psychologist
9 yrs exp
Bangalore
I understand your concern. I want you to know that with the right kind of help and support you will be able to help your child deal with his present predicament.
Kindly consult a paediatrician whom you trust to guide you. Dr Pushpa Kini, KMC Manipal Paediatrics department used to have OPDs in the medical college. Kindly enquire.
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Ms. Shubha C
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9 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello..
Reach out to a child psychologist and start 1:1 sessions..
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