
What Causes Delay In Speech In A Child?

Question: Hi Doctor my 23 months old baby boy still not talking apart from very few words like mama,yaya,bibi etc .
He is very active everything is normal but he is not speaking .He will observe everything we do and do the same thing but we instruct him to do some thing he will not listen and some time if we call him also he will not turn but if we say bye bye he will turn immediately .I am very much worried .Please let me know what to do .Me and my husband both are working and my parents taking care of him
He is very active everything is normal but he is not speaking .He will observe everything we do and do the same thing but we instruct him to do some thing he will not listen and some time if we call him also he will not turn but if we say bye bye he will turn immediately .I am very much worried .Please let me know what to do .Me and my husband both are working and my parents taking care of him
Brief Answer:
Although it appears to be normal,suggest you to consult a pediatrician
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for asking on this platform
Now a days delayed development of language milestone is a very common complaint.
Mostly this is due to nuclear family(in nuclear family interaction is less particularly if both the parents are working),use of electronic material (TV XXXXXXX etc also delays language milestone).
I won't get overly worried as your baby is active,interacting and speaking mama,dada.
Still I would suggest you to consult a pediatrician for auditory evaluation (hearing function) as hearing problem may also cause delayed language development.
I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any queries.
Regards
Although it appears to be normal,suggest you to consult a pediatrician
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for asking on this platform
Now a days delayed development of language milestone is a very common complaint.
Mostly this is due to nuclear family(in nuclear family interaction is less particularly if both the parents are working),use of electronic material (TV XXXXXXX etc also delays language milestone).
I won't get overly worried as your baby is active,interacting and speaking mama,dada.
Still I would suggest you to consult a pediatrician for auditory evaluation (hearing function) as hearing problem may also cause delayed language development.
I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any queries.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar


My baby hears but wat type of hearing problem cause delay in speaking
Brief Answer:
No need to worry if he hears normal
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up
Sometimes hearing defect (hearing at high tone or poor hearing)may cause delayed speech although it is uncommon.
In your case if you are sure that his hearing is normal and also he interacts normal then there is nothing to worry much.
Just give more time to interact with him.Name the surrounding things frequently and repeatedly to increase his vocabulary.
Limit watching of television.A baby should not watch television more than 1 hour per day.
If you find that there is no improvement even after taking all these measures then please consult a speech therapist.
Regards
No need to worry if he hears normal
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up
Sometimes hearing defect (hearing at high tone or poor hearing)may cause delayed speech although it is uncommon.
In your case if you are sure that his hearing is normal and also he interacts normal then there is nothing to worry much.
Just give more time to interact with him.Name the surrounding things frequently and repeatedly to increase his vocabulary.
Limit watching of television.A baby should not watch television more than 1 hour per day.
If you find that there is no improvement even after taking all these measures then please consult a speech therapist.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Remy Koshy


My baby ishearing but my worry he is not responding or listening to us .He is responding to other sounds rhymes etc.He is not giving attention to us giving more attention to TV Rhymes and vessels etc
Brief Answer:
He will respond gradually
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Here I would request you to not to loose your heart and continue trying by interacting more and more to him.Nothing more than this can be done right now.
I am sure he will respond to you gradually.
If still you are worried consult a child psychiatrist to alleviate your anxiety.
Thanks
He will respond gradually
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Here I would request you to not to loose your heart and continue trying by interacting more and more to him.Nothing more than this can be done right now.
I am sure he will respond to you gradually.
If still you are worried consult a child psychiatrist to alleviate your anxiety.
Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

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