Speech Delay-Causes and Cure

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Understanding Speech Delay: Causes and Solutions

Take this quiz to explore the essential factors surrounding speech delay in children. Understand when speech typically begins, identify potential causes of delays, and discover actionable steps parents can take to support their child’s speech development.

Learn about typical speech milestones.
Identify causes of speech delays.
Discover intervention strategies.

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by TalkingTree425

Speech starts when?

When baby starts babbling

When child uses proper words

When child uses proper sentences

What is speech delay? How do we identify it at any age?

When a toddler hasn’t met typical speech milestones

Is late in speaking proper words

Does not respond to you

Child is aggressive

Typical speech millstones of a child according to SLP are: (select 3 from these)

Age 2: uses at least 25 words

Age 2.5: uses unique two-word phrases or noun-verb combinations

Age 2: using complete proper sentences

Age 3: use at least 200 words,

Age 3: doesn’t ask for things by name

What parents can do themselves to improve their child's speech delay issues (select 4 of these)

Repeat the words correctly rather than directly criticizing errors.

Respond to them when they start babbling as baby

Talk directly to your toddler, even if it narrating what you are doing

Let them be as they are and staying silent.

Answer on their behalf if someone asks them a question directly

Respond to them attentively when they try to talk

Ignoring if they babble or mumble while talking

What should be the action if the child isn't meeting speech milestones

Early Intervention I.e. Talk to a therapist

Wait till the child start to speak

Ask friends and family about the issue

Home remedies

Treating speech delay includes: (select 3 options)

Speech language therapy

Early intervention services

Treating underlying conditions

Waiting and let time pass until child start speaking

Playing and spending more time with them

Show them more cartoons so they learn

If child's initial words are only understood by mother or father

It comes under speech delay

It does not come under speech delay.

What does a doctor first checks in a child with speech delay

Structural deformation(i.e. Checks tongue, palate, mouth)

Hearing

Refer to the specialist

All of these

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