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What Causes Speech Delay in Toddlers?

Speech or language delay is not quite common, yet an issue seen in children. When children are lagging at achieving the desired language milestones, in comparison to the other children of the same age, we say they have a speech delay. The best speech therapists say that language delays in children can have multiple reasons. In some cases, more than one factor causes language delays in children.

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What Causes Speech Delay in Toddlers?

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  1. What Causes Speech Delay in Toddlers?

  2. Speech or language delay is not quite common, yet an issue seen in children. When children are lagging at achieving the desired language milestones, in comparison to the other children of the same age, we say they have a speech delay. The best speech therapists say that language delays in children can have multiple reasons. In some cases, more than one factor causes language delays in children.

  3. Let us see some common causes of speech delay: Hearing impairment: Children with hearing loss, usually end up having language delays, because without hearing language it is rather difficult for them to produce speech sounds at early ages of life.

  4. Developmental Disorders: Even developmental disorders like Autism Spectrum Disorder and Cerebral Palsy may not have language delays, they have an communication skills of the child, in some cases, leading to speech delays. though all children with impact on the

  5. Intellectual disability: Intellectual disabilities seen in children often lead to language delays. Children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities due to ADHD can have language delays. Several psychosocial issues: Language delays can occur through psychosocial issues. A child who is neglected all along without parents or relatives talking to the kid might have language delays, as the child has no proper exposure to communication and has no motivation to speak.

  6. Oral cavity issues: Children with oral cavity issues such as swollen tongue or have issues with the roof of the mouth, can have language delays, as it is rather difficult for them to form the desired speech sounds and words without proper intervention.

  7. Language delays in every child are unique, some might have them in early childhood, some might face related issues in the later years etc. If your child is diagnosed with a language delay, it’s inevitable immediately with the best speech therapist in UAE. to start treatment Early treatment can obviate the possibilities of forming other related problems such as social, learning, and emotional problems.

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