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Hello Doc, My Daughter XXXXXXX Is 18.5 Months Old. We
Question: Hello Doc, My Daughter XXXXXXX is 18.5 months old.
We wanted to check her understanding and speech patterns
On Understanding
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1. She Can understand everything like come here, go there , pick up , show tongue, show dog , show cat, show door , More or less understanding 90% of what we speak in Bengali and English
2. On speaking - She can speak 10-12 words in mixed Bengali English . (We are from Kolkata). Out of 10 words she speaks , she can join 1-2 words: like No Cat, No Daddy etc, No Mummy, No Dada etc. , more sleep etc.
3. She is more interested in explaining things using sign language which we want her to avoid , we want her to Signal less and speak more
Kindly advice on progress and let us know what we do to develop her speech.
Thanks
We wanted to check her understanding and speech patterns
On Understanding
-----------------------
1. She Can understand everything like come here, go there , pick up , show tongue, show dog , show cat, show door , More or less understanding 90% of what we speak in Bengali and English
2. On speaking - She can speak 10-12 words in mixed Bengali English . (We are from Kolkata). Out of 10 words she speaks , she can join 1-2 words: like No Cat, No Daddy etc, No Mummy, No Dada etc. , more sleep etc.
3. She is more interested in explaining things using sign language which we want her to avoid , we want her to Signal less and speak more
Kindly advice on progress and let us know what we do to develop her speech.
Thanks
Brief Answer:
Need more information please
Detailed Answer:
Hello...
1. Did she cry immediately after birth?
2. How is her attaining of motor developmental milestones?
3. Is there any history of seizure disorder?
4. Is there any family history of language delay or autism?
Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani
Need more information please
Detailed Answer:
Hello...
1. Did she cry immediately after birth?
2. How is her attaining of motor developmental milestones?
3. Is there any history of seizure disorder?
4. Is there any family history of language delay or autism?
Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
She is 1.5 years old now. Kindly note the age.
1. Did she cry immediately after birth?
yes
2. How is her attaining of motor developmental milestones?
She walks and runs almost from 1year old, very sharp hearing skills, very good in understanding what we are telling her and all requests and commands. She only speaks 7-10 words now but is just 18 months old. She also joins 1-2 words and makes some sense.
3. Is there any history of seizure disorder?
No
4. Is there any family history of language delay or autism?
No
Best regards - Dr XXXXXXX Amperayani
1. Did she cry immediately after birth?
yes
2. How is her attaining of motor developmental milestones?
She walks and runs almost from 1year old, very sharp hearing skills, very good in understanding what we are telling her and all requests and commands. She only speaks 7-10 words now but is just 18 months old. She also joins 1-2 words and makes some sense.
3. Is there any history of seizure disorder?
No
4. Is there any family history of language delay or autism?
No
Best regards - Dr XXXXXXX Amperayani
Also when we ask her to point to her nose, she does, points to mom /dad , grandparents she does, points to fruits , point to ears , point to tongue, ears, She understands almost everything,
But while speaking she speaks only 10-14 words . She is 18 monthly old only
But while speaking she speaks only 10-14 words . She is 18 monthly old only
Brief Answer:
Just normal interaction in one single language will be enough
Detailed Answer:
Hello... I understand your concern.
I do not think she is having any delayed language development.
By what you say I feel her development in all the domains is age appropriate.
There is no need for you to to do anything extra, but one simple suggestion is that you need to talk to her in only one single language whatever it is, so that she develops the language skills completely in that language and then gradually you can introduce other languages.
I don't think there is anything for you to worry about here.
If possible curtail the use of of cell phone viewing or Tablet viewing and TV viewing to not more than 30 minutes per day.
I wish your kid a bright future ahead. If you need any future medical consultation and suggestions, I will be glad to help. You can approach me at the following link.
Once the page opens there will be an option below my image as – ASK ME A QUESTION – click on it.
In this way even in health care magic you can follow up always with a single doctor who knows the history of your kid completely. Please find the link below -
www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696
Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani
Just normal interaction in one single language will be enough
Detailed Answer:
Hello... I understand your concern.
I do not think she is having any delayed language development.
By what you say I feel her development in all the domains is age appropriate.
There is no need for you to to do anything extra, but one simple suggestion is that you need to talk to her in only one single language whatever it is, so that she develops the language skills completely in that language and then gradually you can introduce other languages.
I don't think there is anything for you to worry about here.
If possible curtail the use of of cell phone viewing or Tablet viewing and TV viewing to not more than 30 minutes per day.
I wish your kid a bright future ahead. If you need any future medical consultation and suggestions, I will be glad to help. You can approach me at the following link.
Once the page opens there will be an option below my image as – ASK ME A QUESTION – click on it.
In this way even in health care magic you can follow up always with a single doctor who knows the history of your kid completely. Please find the link below -
www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696
Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Thanks Doc for your kind note.
She says Mamma, Baba, Dada, Nei (No in Bengali), Bye, Meow (Cat), Bha Bha (Dog), Dao (Give in Bengali ), Jah (Go), TiTi (Lizard) etc
She understands more or else everything we speak in daily life.
She says Mamma, Baba, Dada, Nei (No in Bengali), Bye, Meow (Cat), Bha Bha (Dog), Dao (Give in Bengali ), Jah (Go), TiTi (Lizard) etc
She understands more or else everything we speak in daily life.
Brief Answer:
She is developmentally normal
Detailed Answer:
Good to hear that and that is the reason why I told you that there is nothing for you to fear.
She is developmentally normal
Detailed Answer:
Good to hear that and that is the reason why I told you that there is nothing for you to fear.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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