If your child avoids communication,
Doesn’t look at his name,
If he seems like he doesn’t understand what’s going on
If he doesn’t obey/does not obey simple commands
If there is no intelligible words even though he is 18 months old, if about 50 words have not been learned by the age of 2
If 70% of the speech is not understood by foreigners at the age of 4,
Whether there is a problem in language development and social communication. Appropriate education and therapy can be started after the diagnosis is made by an adolescent psychiatrist and a differential diagnosis is made between possible causes. Early intervention is very important.
What can families do for language development?
Talk about each activity you do. ”selin eats his food, now he drinks his soup with a spoon”
Talk about the past or the future. “selin took a bath today”
Make sure to look at your face and mouth when speaking. Have him watch you, especially when you say new words.
Provide opportunity for her to speak.
Don’t try to get him to say something he isn’t particularly interested in at the moment. What’s this? Stop asking. Try to get them to say it with different questions. For example, pointing to the dog, “Oh, I know the name of this animal. Hmm…. Was it a cat? No, it wasn’t a cat….” and wait. If he says it, reward him, if he doesn’t, “it was a dog, wasn’t it? Dog!” and repeat.
Buy age-appropriate storybooks and toys. For young children, thick, non-tearable books with plenty of pictures can be purchased. By showing the pictures in the book, it can be explained in simple words in an enthusiastic way. If you think your child is uninterested in books, you can get help from a child psychiatrist.
Understand what he tells with sign language and do not do it immediately without saying anything, you will understand his need without any communication, there is no need to speak. However, ignoring and insisting that he say it causes the child to become irritable. Instead, model what he wants to say by verbalizing it. ‘You want water? Mom give me water. What will we say when we ask for water, mother, give water.” Repeat and do this every time, then give the water.
Talk about everything too (kitchenware, bathroom utensils). Thus, the vocabulary develops.
Sing together, play finger games (like a bird has landed here……..)
Practice imitation skills. Ask him to imitate, saying, ‘Come on, do it like me. Have sound imitations (möö-havhav-düüt-düt,)
Tell the story in picture books for children over 3 years old and ask them to tell you. Dr Deniz Tirit Karaca
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
