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My 4-year-old son is stammering nowadays. Does he need speech therapy?
Query: Hello doctor, My son is 4 years old. About three or four months back, he developed stuttering and stammering while speaking. Now, sometimes we feel it becomes worse on some days. He gets stuck mostly at the beginning of the sentence, sometimes in the middle or end. He has a problem with words start... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I will try to answer all of your questions. Stuttering in 90 percent of the case is a learned behavior or a habit developed due to various circumstances. So, in the first part, you mentioned that he is almost four years. Now, this is developmental stuttering accord... Read Full »
My 3-year-old daughter has stuttering problem. How to correct this?
Query: Hi doctor,My daughter is 2 years and 8 months old and she has been stuttering a lot for the last four months. Initially, it used to come and go but in the last three weeks we have noticed it very constant and she is struggling a lot to speak. She never used to have this problem before and she is a v... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Being parents overprotective is a common phenomenon that is observed. Do not point out the mistake like you have pause, oh see you struggled, by this the little one will be more conscious and surely avoid talking. Better talk to her in a normal way. Follow these points.... Read Full »
My autistic son is not cooperative in therapy. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, My son has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Now he is on speech and occupational therapy for laryngomalacia and taking Risperidone 0.5 ml daily. Since last week, he has been crying during his speech sessions and also not responding to them. However, when the session fi... Read Full »
Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the information provided, it is normal for children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to behave like this, and even normal kids at this age behave like this. To teach kids with ASD require more patience, so you need not worry. I suggest to remain patient, go... Read Full »
My 26-month-old child had two words till 18 months and none after that. Is this autism?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a mother of a 26-month-old boy. He usually developed until around 18 months then began falling behind. He had maybe two words by 18 months, and now he has none at all. We strongly suspect he has autism (many red flags present, MCHAT score of 13) and are working towards getting him ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Many times in autism, the language is not lost the sensory issues, and the attention deficits are so higher that the child fails to pay attention to speech. Language is based mainly on attention and imitation. In many autism cases, the need to express is hampered, an... Read Full »
I am suffering from R related words in speaking. Kindly suggest exercise for me.
Query: Hello doctor, I am suffering from R related words in speaking, I practiced a lot, but problems remains the same. Kindly suggest any specific medicine or exercise for the same. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, I hope you consulted a speech therapist. Because he can help you correctly and quickly than you can do it by yourself. R sound of the retroflex is the sound where the tongue performs a vibrating motion to produce the sound R. For correcting the sound yo... Read Full »
When should I get my child tested for speech delay or growth issues?
Query: Hi doctor, My 3.8-year-old son has started getting hair on his hands and leg. Can you please tell me if I should be concerned? Read Full »
Dr. Bhaisara Baraturam Bhagrati
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. It usually is because of hormonal upregulation and is of no concern if he is physically active, no other major health complaints. It usually subsides on its own. Feel free to connect if there is any concern. Regards. Read Full »
Please provide insights on my daughter's audiogram.
Query: Hi doctor, My daughter is 3 years old. She failed OAE testing at 3 years of age. She has issues with articulation and has been in speech therapy for over a year. Scores are 1% for understandability. Our audiologist did not tell us much. Can I get your insight into my daughter's audiogram? Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Your daughter's audiogram (attachment removed to protect patient identity) shows a conductive hearing loss, but the ear is not mentioned. The cause seems to be some middle ear disease only. Please tell me about her subjective hearing. Is there any hearing loss she experienc... Read Full »
My niece has hearing loss. What is the best treatment?
Query: Hi doctor, My niece is 4 years old now. A year back we realized that she was not catching up how to speak and consulted an ENT doctor. Doctor performed few tests like BERA, OAE and hearing assessment. Then he confirmed that my niece is suffering from profound hearing loss. Doctor suggested hearing a... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity) clearly explains about the problems. I clearly understand your concern and worries. You are worried about the cosmetic appearance but you are missing about the importance of normal speech and hearing in life. Already ... Read Full »
Why am I having difficulty in uttering certain words?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a difficulty in pronouncing words that start with a vowel, for example, 'experience' or 'academic'. Whether the word is in the starting or the middle of the sentence, there is always a difficulty. It has been around two and a half years since the problem began. I have to take a ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com.You can try to practice the stomach breathing techniques. Try pronouncing each and every vowel in an exaggerated way. For example, continuously say 'Aaaaaaa' for 15 seconds and so on for each vowel sound, you have trouble speaking. I suggest you consult a speech therapi... Read Full »
Why does my 3 years and 9 months old son not answer a few of our questions?
Query: Hi doctor, My son is 3 years old. We speak a different language here. So I trained my son to speak in English. He is doing good. He is able to understand what I am saying and he responds well. He has good eye contact with good social skills. Even if I am sitting sad, he understands it and asks me th... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the history, it seems that you had some minor concerns about your son's speech, language, and social communication development. Your son is going well for his age. He has improved his speech clarity. Your ongoing concern is that he does not respond to some of y... Read Full »