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My daughter didn't speak
My daughter is of 3.5yrs ..she had an open heart surgery at the age of 5 months..she is Down syndrome also..She started walking late at 2.5years..but she didn't speak ..still she is very active and understand everything and follow every command we gave her .sometimes she speaks papa and baba ...and also spell O when we write A to z..Consulted many doctors. They said everything is fine she will speak give her time..But as a parents we are worried...pls Do the needful
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Your daughter needs to be assessed and evaluated by developmental Pediatric specialist so that any intervention can be done by the earliest
In institutions like CMC vellore developmental Pediatric department is good and helpful
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
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Have you done a hearing test.
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Children with Down syndrome take time. Consult a speech therapist
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