Patient's question:
After 9 months, he still only knows how to say single words, such as "I," "fire," "ox," and two-word phrases like "dad," "mom," "grandpa," "uncle," and so on. He can count from one to ten, understands what adults say, and can follow instructions. However, when trying to express his thoughts, he tends to use...Doctor's answer:
There are other growth and development abnormalities, such as height and weight growth that are lower than normal for children of the same age, then it should only be a milder type of language development delay, and special training can help. The key points of the training are: 1. Implement articulation organ activity training, integrating it with games, making it easier for children to cooperate. Actions like opening the mouth, closing the mouth, sticking out the tongue, retracting the tongue, rolling the tongue, pouting the lips, and splitting the lips lay the foundation for future pronunciation. 2. Implement breathing training, such as blowing bubbles, candles, balloons, etc. 3. Implement picture listening training, starting with more commonly used words and then transitioning to sentences. Besides color and size, slow down the speaking pace during training to help children clearly see the mouth movements and combine them with gestures. Use a sound-light comprehensive evaluation to reduce the child's impression. 4. Guide pronunciation training, using onomatopoeia (sounds of animals, natural sounds) and bilabial sounds (ba, pa, ma, etc.) to guide deliberate imitation of pronunciation. 5. Daily communication training: Use simple language frequently when communicating with the child and flexibly apply learned words to daily life. The above methods can be implemented many times a day, and gradually, the child will start to speak.