Patient's question:
A child in a friend's family finds it particularly difficult to eat. They often don't know how to drink milk. The friend had the child checked and said it's due to delayed cognitive development. What are the symptoms of delayed cognitive development?Doctor's answer:
In clinical practice, it is primarily reflected in language expression, imagination, thinking, self-awareness, willful action, interpersonal skills, cognition, self-care ability, emotions and mood, artistic performance, concepts of right and wrong, motor development, and physical coordination. Children with intellectual developmental delay exhibit significantly lower developmental levels in one or more areas compared to their peers. Children with mental developmental delay may cry or appear weak without changes in tone. When external stimuli cause crying, the time from the stimulus to the onset of crying is relatively long, and repeated stimulation may trigger crying.