Danger Signals in Language Development

3.-4. monthly

If he does not show interest in the people and toys around him, if he cannot make eye contact, if there is no mutual glance and mutual interest period,

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6.-10. between the months

If he can't cry

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1. years old

“Throw the ball” if 1 does not respond to the command,

If he can't play games with "me" at the age of 1,

1 year old does not understand his name,

at 15 months

If it did not produce at least 3 words,

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at 18 months

Didn't produce at least 6-10 words

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at 21 months

If he cannot carry out simple commands,

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at 24 months

If he cannot fulfill 2 commands, "take the apple and give it to me",

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at 27 months

Cannot form 2-word sentences (expected between 18-22 months),

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3 years old

If he cannot form a sentence of 3-4 words,

Doesn't understand "WHAT-WHERE-WHO-WHY" questions,

Does not communicate with other children

If speech intelligibility is below 75%

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3.5 years old

If speech intelligibility is below 85%,

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4 years old

If he cannot form sentences of 4-5 words,

If his speech cannot be understood by people he does not know,

If speech intelligibility is not 100%,

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5 years old

If it can't tell a story,

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You should seek support from a specialist Speech and Language Therapist. This support we will receive will be in the form of follow-up sessions to support family education-based receptive and expressive language skills until the age of 3. For Speech and Language Therapy, the individual must have acquired certain skills (such as listening, responding, and follow-up for a certain period of time). 

Another benefit of getting support from a Speech Therapist is that the therapist will direct the family to the necessary health units to identify the causes of language delay. In this way, it will enable the individual to benefit from early diagnosis and (re)-habilitation (improvement) opportunities in the shortest time possible for problems such as Hearing Loss, Delay in Auditory Processing, Developmental Disorders, Autism, MR (Mental Retardation-Intellectual Retardation).

Let's wait, let's see! , His brother/father also spoke late! Everyone's kid is like this! Although approaches such as these delay early diagnosis in children, they lead to a path that is difficult and requires a long time to return.

From the age of 2, family-based speech therapy case follow-up programs should be started.

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Our Center, which is affiliated to the Ministry of National Education, provides service with a Free Pre-Interview Appointment System. You can come to our center by making an appointment with the child as soon as possible.