Symptom: Slow Movement; Seemly Lethargic Assuming Mental Illness Is The

Posted on Sun, 11 Aug 2019

Question: Symptom: slow movement; seemly lethargic

Assuming mental illness is the primary diagnosis, what would cause my daughter to have developed slow movements and very light talking, weight loss and just a lethargic disposition all together?

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
We need to consider Autism please

Detailed Answer:
Hello...in such scenario we need to consider the possibilities of -
1. Autistic spectrum disorder.
2. Specific learning disability.
3. Neurodegenerative disorder.

Please discuss these possibilities with your pediatrician and get her appropriately evaluated and managed please.

Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani

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