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What Can Cause Speech Delay In Kids?
Doctor, I have a son of two and half years old who goes to nursery now. He is active, plays with other children but he hardly says two to three words. Other than three words he do not say anything but he communicates with me (which is beyond his reach) by pointing things and saying the word :ooo. he also have the habit of rotating things. Kindly please advise whether he is autistic.
Fri, 8 Mar 2019
Hello,
Delayed speech plus rotating things are not enough to make an autism diagnosis.
Usually, diagnosis is made at 4 years. The child is fidgety, does not play or mix with others, lack of social interaction, head banging etc all are needed for diagnosis. Do not jump to a diagnosis, let the doctor make it.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Varinder Joshi , General & Family Physician
Delayed speech plus rotating things are not enough to make an autism diagnosis.
Usually, diagnosis is made at 4 years. The child is fidgety, does not play or mix with others, lack of social interaction, head banging etc all are needed for diagnosis. Do not jump to a diagnosis, let the doctor make it.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Varinder Joshi , General & Family Physician
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