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20 months not speaking

2017-04-23 05:24:33
Hi my daughter is 20 months and has not started speaking. She utters some word often but not started talking properly such as maa paa. Physical growth is proper. Please suggest what to do
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Don't worry . We can wait till 4 years. Some isolated speech delay commen in some children.
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Get hearing assessment by ENT doctor
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Speech therapy after 3years

Answered2017-04-23 06:21:43

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