Contents:
- Medical Video: The Signs of Autism
- Overview of autism
- Children cannot talk, what are the symptoms of autism?
- Other medical conditions that might be the cause of the child not being able to speak
- Hearing disorders
- Oral disorders
- Intellectual disorders (mental retardation)
Medical Video: The Signs of Autism
Autism and late talking is often related. However, children can not talk also may indicate other health problems. Early diagnosis and treatment are needed to treat children with developmental problems and similar conditions so that they can help children improve their speaking abilities.
Overview of autism
Autism is one of the pervasive developmental disorders with the main symptoms, namely limitations in language skills, speaking, communication, and social skills.
The diagnosis of autism can be established starting from the age of 2 years and is usually known when a child begins to experience interference with milestones. Symptoms of autism in children vary, ranging from mild to severe. Some of the most common symptoms experienced by children with autism include:
- Limitations in speaking
- Echolalia or repeat words that don't continue
- Ignore the other person or don't want to make eye contact
- More like playing alone and not interested in playing with friends
- It's not like being hugged and feeling uncomfortable when touching
- Having a routine that definitely doesn't like it when the routine changes
- Do repetition habits (repetitive), such as swinging his body back and forth or clapping
- Focus too much on certain objects or toys for a long time
- Having sensory problems and unusual reactions to some sounds, light, physical sensations, odor, or taste
Children cannot talk, what are the symptoms of autism?
Children with autism may not be able to talk when they reach the age of two. In stage of child development, the child should start speaking and speaking at 12 months of age. The first word that is often spoken is the name for parents, such as "mama" and "mother". After that, the child will add a vocabulary of approximately 10 words until the age of 18 months.
Early signs of speech disorders begin to appear when the baby is not raving with typical baby language or making sounds (like wanting to talk something). Children who have speech disorders also tend to use body language compared to words or sentences.
It is also important to note that some children who cannot speak yet do not necessarily have serious medical problems or conditions such as autism. Maybe the children are not trained enough to communicate, while other developments are normal.
So, to ascertain whether children cannot talk because they have autism, pay attention to other symptoms of autism. If you are still worried, take the child to a therapist or doctor to ascertain what obstacles make the child unable to speak.
Other medical conditions that might be the cause of the child not being able to speak
Too late to talk does not always indicate your child has symptoms of autism. Language problems also indicate other health conditions. For example the conditions below.
Hearing disorders
Not being able to hear makes a child experience late talking. This is because babies start talking when they are accustomed to hearing and imitating sounds. Hearing loss may occur because of chronic ear infection.
Oral disorders
An unusual oral (mouth) structure, such as a short frenulum on the tongue can restrict a child from talking. This is because when speaking, limited tongue movements can interfere with proper sound production.
Intellectual disorders (mental retardation)
Intellectual disorders also known as mental retardation are characterized by mental or intellectual abilities below the average. People who have intellectual disorders have the ability to absorb new information that is slower than people in general.
Therefore, it may be difficult for mentally retarded children to imitate words or speak clearly.
