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Are You Worried About Your Child’s Speech Delay?

Support Their Speech Journey With India’s Best Speech Therapists at Plexus

Often toddlers with speech delays develop low self-esteem and other behavioral problems as they feel shunned by their peers and get ostracized for supposedly “falling behind”. Intervention at an early age with Speech and Language Therapy can help those who have trouble expressing their needs and ideas just like others.

Speech and language delays, such as stammering or poor articulation, can lead to speech disorders that can impact your ability to fit in. Intervention at an early age with Speech and Language Therapy can help those who have trouble expressing their needs and ideas just like others.

At Plexus Bangalore and Hyderabad, our highly trained speech and language pathologists (SLPs) offer children and adults the best Speech and Language Therapy Program. We work closely with them to understand their needs and track progress to improve confidence with each session. We also provide a Swallowing Therapy Program that helps to increase their control of oral intake by lowering risk of aspiration and maintaining quality of life.

We employ a variety of advanced techniques, including:

Over time, Speech and Language Therapy helps children and adults immensely when it comes to:

Speaking clearly and intelligibly

Holding conversations with others

Distinguishing sounds and words correctly

Associating ideas and words

Chewing and swallowing safely

Developing higher self-esteem

Forming whole sentences with confidence

Participating effectively in academic and social situations

Signs of Speech Delay in children

Speech development is a gradual process and its milestones vary from child to child. Having said that, there are some typical signs of speech delay parents and caregivers need to be aware of. They are:

6 months

01 6 months

No babbling

By 12 months

02 By 12 months

Not uttering single-syllable or consonant-vowel sounds like ‘ma’ ‘na’ ‘pa’, etc.
Not using gestures like waving, pointing, etc.

By 18 months

03 By 18 months

Not imitating sounds
Trouble understanding others
Using gestures to communicate instead of words
Saying only a few words (if at all)

By 24 months

04 By 24 months

Not able to understand simple commands and instructions
Not combining words ‘noun+action’, for instance ‘Mamma come’

By 2 years

04 By 2 years

Knows less than 50 words (if at all)
Not interacting with others of same age

By 3 years

05 By 3 years

Not speaking in short sentences
Not using plural words in sentences
Identifying and pointing at body parts

By 4 years

06 By 4 years

Not able to relay simple stories
Not able to form sentences with 4-5 words
Not able to understand pronouns like ‘you’ and ‘me’

Possible reasons of speech delay in children

Genetic disorders like Down Syndrome

Dyslexia

Injury to the brain in-utero

Cerebral palsy

Premature birth

Low birth weight

Intellectual disabilities

Hearing loss

Speech muscle control issues (apraxia)

Too much screen time in the first 3 years of life

Lack of verbal inputs and stimulation from parents and caregivers

Speech Therapy at Plexus

Tongue exercises

Larynx closure exercises

Mirror exercises

Flashcards

Sign language

Using communication devices

Through our customised speech therapy programs, we aim to achieve the following:

Expanding vocabulary
Understanding the relationship between words and words order in a sentence
Identifying relevant details, for example why does the caterpillar get a stomach ache after eating so much food?
Learning different parts of speech
Learning the correct use of tenses
Understanding cause and effect

Benefits of speech therapy
Speaking clearly and intelligibly
Holding conversations with others
Distinguishing sounds and words correctly
Associating ideas and words
Chewing and swallowing safely
Developing higher self-esteem
Forming whole sentences with confidence

Participating effectively in academic and social situations

What our patients say

Rama Murthy (name changed)

“I am a 59-year-old man from Bangalore. My speech has been normal since childhood. However, I suffered from speech disfluency and slurred speech in April 2015. I had to apply a little more force to speak. Unaware of any speech treatment, I thought that I had some throat problem and consulted an ENT. My ENT told me I had no problem with my ear, nose, and throat and recommended me to visit NIMHANS for Speech and Language Therapy.
I opted for Speech Therapy along with neuro consultation at NIMHANS for approximately 12 months. My condition was not cured completely. Since NIMHANS has a huge crowd, and the doctors treat more than 100 patients daily, they cannot pay enough attention to all of them.
Later on, I consulted two to three neurologists at private hospitals. However, my condition remained as it is. For the last two to three years I was suffering from stiffness in my lower jaw, stammering, and difficulty in speaking; even my voice became strained.
I searched on Google for a solution, and the place that came up was Plexus. So I decided to get treated at their center after considering Dr Na’eem Sadiq’s qualification and experience.
I am happy to say that my six-year-old problem is slowly getting cured to my satisfaction. With just a month of neuro treatment and Speech and Language Therapy sessions, I am a lot better. I think the reason was that the root of my problem was correctly diagnosed by Dr Na’eem and his team. I thank the entire Plexus team for the thorough consultation and treatment. May God bless them.”

Rama Murthy (name changed)

Shiza Parvez (name changed)

"My mother is suffering from Motor Neuron Disease which affected her speech and swallowing ability. I was looking for help when I came across Plexus Neuro Centre. Here she underwent speech therapy and swallowing therapy under the guidance of Dr Na'eem Sadiq. The speech therapist did an excellent job due to which my mom's speech became clearer and she also started chewing food. She also gave us a lot of home exercises and tips to prevent choking while eating. Now she is able to swallow soft food easily. A big thanks to the Plexus team for helping us out."