Yesterday our Rehabilitation team reviewed 2 clients after 2 months of therapies (Speech-langauge and Occupational therapies).
CHild 1: aged 2y5m. with traces of Autism.
Child 2: aged 5y with Mild-Moderate Autism and Hyperactivity.
In the first case the child was probably evolving (Autism) and was caught on time. He has progressed very well and shows great promise in all areas. I am sure he will get admission in a school of his choice and may not require much of remedial intervention later.
The second child was diagnosed about 3 months back. Usually we blame parents for not being alert to symptoms. But these parents were apparently being made to "wait" by their peadiatrician, saying, "dont worry, your child will speak, wasn't his father delayed in his speech?"
Very sad for them, its going to need an herculean effort on part of the parents and the therapists to get the child integrated into the society and then regular schools!
At this juncture, i want to throw light on an important parameter: EARLY INTERVENTION
CHild 1: aged 2y5m. with traces of Autism.
Child 2: aged 5y with Mild-Moderate Autism and Hyperactivity.
In the first case the child was probably evolving (Autism) and was caught on time. He has progressed very well and shows great promise in all areas. I am sure he will get admission in a school of his choice and may not require much of remedial intervention later.
The second child was diagnosed about 3 months back. Usually we blame parents for not being alert to symptoms. But these parents were apparently being made to "wait" by their peadiatrician, saying, "dont worry, your child will speak, wasn't his father delayed in his speech?"
Very sad for them, its going to need an herculean effort on part of the parents and the therapists to get the child integrated into the society and then regular schools!
At this juncture, i want to throw light on an important parameter: EARLY INTERVENTION
- the moment parents feel that there is 'something' not correct in their child's development, please consult a Neuro Developmental Peadiatrician at the earliest. (u can get the nearest contact from websites)
- Remember just because a parent or family member spoke late, doesnt mean the child has to also do so. Delayed speech-language may have an underlying cause which need to get assessed. At least 90% of such clients i ve seen in the last 10 yrs had some or the other deep rooted problem.
- Language delay means academic delay.
- Different parameters need to be assessed before giving the child a clean chit.
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