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Any Suggestion For Child Who Is Unable To Speak With Down Syndrome/autism?
I HAVE A GRAND SON WHO IS BORN AT 6 MONTHS WHEIGHING 800GRAMS. HE IS DOWNSYNDROM AND AUTISM. NOW HE IS 91]2 YEARS OLD. HE HAS BEEN FOLLWED BY MAURITIAN THERAPIST FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS NOW EVEN THOUGH HE COULD SPEAK I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR ADVICE, PLEASE
Thu, 28 May 2015
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Downs syndrome is a chromosomal aberration.
The baby is late in achieving mile stones as well as speech.
But autistic baby wants to remain aloof and difficult to achieve proper speech,requires special training.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Downs syndrome is a chromosomal aberration.
The baby is late in achieving mile stones as well as speech.
But autistic baby wants to remain aloof and difficult to achieve proper speech,requires special training.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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