Patient's question:
The baby is two weeks and two days old, but still never responds to speech, only saying "daddy" and "mummy." It makes the sounds of animals when asked, but no matter what you try to teach, it won't speak—it only makes "Hmm" sounds. However, it understands everything, takes whatever it wants, and goes wherever it's told. Its intelligence seems fine, and after a few months in kindergarten, the teacher has teased that it doesn't learn anything but just says "Hmm." Yet, when called to do something, it quickly goes.I've been to the hospital to check its tongue, but they didn't ask about its vocal cords. I don't know if there's a problem with its ability to produce sounds. I haven't had it checked for that. However, it says "daddy" and "mummy" very clearly.
Previous treatment and effectiveness:
Type of help needed: I don't know how to make it respond more.
Doctor's answer:
The language development of children is not only influenced by the functioning of the language center but also requires normal sensory and speech organs. Children are born with a complete set of speech organs. Additionally, language development is closely related to postnatal upbringing. Frequent interaction with adults around them is a crucial condition for promoting language development. Therefore, if language development is slightly delayed, it should not be immediately concluded as poor intellectual development. Careful observation and investigation into the underlying causes should be conducted, and targeted training should be enhanced to improve their language development.