There are certain standards according to which doctors can determine the delay in speech development in a child. In one year, the child should already say at least a few words, in a year and three months the vocabulary can reach 30, in a year and a half the child should already repeat the words by ear and the vocabulary can reach more than 50 words.

At two years old, a child can already speak three-syllable sentences, at three years of age difficulties may persist with the pronunciation of hissing and whistling sounds, but the child can already inflect words by cases and numbers. At the age of 4, many questions arise: why, how, why, the child has an interest in various actions and events. At 5 years old, the child can already tell a short story, describe the picture in several sentences. But we must always remember that every child is unique.

When should you beware?

In some cases, it is important for parents to pay attention not only to the development of speech, but also to the various actions that he can do. Be sure to think about visiting a neurologist if for about eight months the child will not make such sounds as aaa, and mmm. If at the age of 10-14 months he does not react when they call him or call him, and if he has a desire to call someone, he begins to cry. It is also worthwhile to beware if at the age of one and a half years a child cannot show objects in the picture by ear or if for about two years he does not respond to requests from parents, cannot bring an object or perform another simple action.It is especially important if the baby by the age of three cannot say a certain sentence, at least from three words, also after three years it is necessary to pay attention to whether there are errors in the child’s speech.

Reasons for Delayed Speech Development

There are several reasons why a child may not talk. Usually, experts distinguish only two main groups of social conditions or pedagogical errors, as well as the incorrect development of the neurological base. However, there are a number of different reasons that do not depend on anything. Such reasons include intrauterine oxygen starvation, birth injury or intoxication with any drugs.

Another serious problem is hearing damage, when the child does not hear the speech of others, and therefore, prematurity can be a problem, as this can lead to poor development of the child’s nervous system. Sometimes doctors take into account the fact that if parents started talking late, it is possible that this can be passed on to the inheritance. Events also happen when children are silent for a long time and then begin to speak in sentences in literally 2 months.

Sometimes there are reasons of a different kind, for example, when the child’s speech is simply not in demand. Parents are constantly working, and grandmother is pleased that the child plays quietly while she is busy with the household. There is also an option when relatives perfectly guess all the wishes of the crumbs by gestures, and he simply does not need to say something.

What to do?

In each case, the first thing that is best done is to determine the cause, that is, visit a specialist. You should start with a pediatrician, then turn to a speech therapist and a neurologist. It makes sense to visit Laura, so that he checks the baby’s hearing and the correct development of the articulation apparatus. A speech therapist can conduct a series of tests that will show how much the child’s speech corresponds to the overall development of the child. Doctors diagnose a delay in speech development after 4 years, but, nevertheless, it is worth visiting these specialists in advance to be sure that there is no health problem.