Patient's question:
I want to consult about my child's speech issue. He's a boy, 3 years and one month old, quite active and well-behaved, but his speech is not. He can say words like "parents," "grandparents," "dog," "cat," etc., but he can't form complete sentences. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with him otherwise. What should I do? I'm very.Doctor's answer:
At the age of 3, a child should normally be able to speak sentences of about 10 words, use conjunctions like "and" and "but" to connect sentences, distinguish between genders, and use pronouns such as "you," "me," and "him." This may indicate language development delays, requiring thorough medical examinations and tests. The main reasons for delayed language development include hearing impairments, mental retardation, autism, lack of language environment, and developmental dysphasia. Some children have developmental motor dysphasia, where their comprehension skills match their age, but they only have difficulties in language expression. As they grow older, they gradually surpass the language level of normal children.