SPEECH DELAY IN THE PRACTICE OF A PAEDIATRICIAN AND CHILD’S NEUROLOGIST

Abstract

The article describes the main clinical forms and causes of speech delay in children. It presents modern data on the role of neurobiological factors in the speech delay pathogenesis, including early organic damage to the central nervous system due to the pregnancy and childbirth pathology, as well as genetic mechanisms. For early and accurate diagnosis of speech disorders in children, you need to consider normal patterns of speech development. The article presents indicators of pre-speech and speech development in children and describes the screening method for determining the speech delay. The main areas of complex correction are speech therapy, psycho-pedagogical and psychotherapeutic assistance, as well as pharmaceutical treatment. The capabilities of drug therapy for dysphasia (alalia) are shown.

Keywords

• speech delay
• dysphasia (alalia)
• diagnosis
• complex correction
• nootropic drugs