Children Experience Slowdown In Speech, Recognize The Causes And Handling According To Doctors

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JAKARTA - The ability to speak and language children is an indicator of all children's developments. Because this ability involves several systems such as motor, cognitive psychological, emotional, and environmental.

The existence of a delay in speech is a sensitive sign that there are delays or abnormalities in other systems. Lack of stimulation from parents can cause delays in talking to children and if not treated this disorder can settle.

The stage of child development to speak starts from three to six months and must be monitored by parents. Because if there are signs of red flags, parents must immediately take their children to a doctor.

Then, what are the signs of red flags or warning signs that parents need to recognize to mark their children experiencing delays in speaking? The following is an explanation according to Doctor Nadya Hambali, Ai-Care Team of Doctors.

At the age of six months, the child does not turn to look back when called from behind or at the age of one year, he cannot afford to buy, there is no expression or flat or does not want to point to fun things. And at the age of 16 months, the child has not been able to express a single meaningful word.

Then, what are the causes of the delay in speech? As explained earlier, abnormalities from other systems or organs can cause delays in speech. For example, hearing loss, cognitive impairment, and also spectrum autism disorders.

In some special cases, when parents have cases of late speech, their children can also risk being late in speaking. However, usually children like this can keep up with developments after two years, just like other children. This case is called maturational or functional delay but parents still have to take their children to a doctor for further monitoring.

Then, other special cases such as disturbances to the structure of the mouth and tongue (oromotor) do not cause delays in speech, but disturbances in articulation where the speech is unclear to the point of understanding.

The delay in speaking if not treated immediately can cause disturbances in the future. Such as disruptions to social interactions, communication disorders, learning disorders, and emotional disorders.

So that children do not experience speech delays, there are several tips that parents can do. For example, often invited to talk, often sung, read books for children, and also repeat the same words in front of children. And don't forget to bring your child to monitor its development using KPS (Kusesioner Pre-Scring Development) at the nearest doctor or health center.

Then, if there is a delay in talking to children, parents need to take their children to a Pediatrician or Consultant for Development and Social Pediatry. Then THT specialist doctors, psychologists or child psychiatrists, and speech therapy for children with acculatory disorders, not for speech delay therapy.