Patient's question:
How to treat low intelligence in babies? At birth, there was an oxygen shortage and some skin abrasions. At three years old, some words are not clear, and the vocabulary is not as much as other children. The hands look a bit clumsy and are not very flexible. Paying attention to learning is difficult, and learning is very slow. Please ask: What are the causes of low intelligence?Doctor's answer:
Some babies with congenital intellectual disabilities may exhibit abnormal facial and physical features. For example, children with Down syndrome often have wide-set eyes, cross-eyed, a flattened nose bridge, a tongue that frequently sticks out of their mouth, and drooling, which are commonly referred to as the "international face." Normal infants start intentionally mimicking sounds at 7-8 months, can call "mama" and "papa" around the age of one, speak a dozen words by 18 months, understand simple instructions, ask basic questions around 2 years old, and can express their thoughts clearly by around 3 years old. Any delay of 4-5 months or even 1-2 years in showing these behaviors should be considered a sign of intellectual delay.