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02/Feb/2023
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Three Step Guide to Progress for Global Development Delay in Children

Global developmental delay (GDD) is a term used to describe a child who is significantly behind in their overall development compared to their peers. Children with GDD may have delays in multiple areas of development, such as cognitive, motor, and language skills. GDD is generally diagnosed when a child has not reached certain developmental milestones by a certain age. The exact cause of GDD can vary and may be due to genetic or environmental factors. Additionally, it can be caused by a combination of different factors, such as prematurity, birth defects, or exposure to toxins.

Children with GDD may also have difficulty with self-care tasks such as dressing, eating, and toileting. They may be delayed in reaching developmental milestones, such as sitting up, crawling, or walking. They may also have difficulty with social interactions, such as making eye contact, responding to their name, or understanding simple instructions. Children may also experience delays in multiple areas of development, such as cognitive, motor, and language skills. This can affect their ability to learn, communicate, and participate in everyday activities.

GDD can also have a significant impact on a child’s family and caregivers. Parents may face additional challenges in caring for a child with GDD, such as arranging for therapy and other interventions and may experience increased stress and emotional strain.

At Jeevaniyam, we handle this with a multi phased plan. Our doctors and therapist will give parents and caregivers adequate training for effectively handling the child. We also use a 3 step process guide along with interventions and support to monitor the improvement of the child.

  1. Identification: The first step in addressing global developmental delay in children is to accurately identify the condition. This typically involves a thorough evaluation by a paediatrician or other specialist, including cognitive, motor, and language development assessments.
  2. Interventions: Once a child has been diagnosed with global developmental delay, the next step is to implement interventions to help them progress. This may include therapy sessions with a speech therapist, occupational therapist, or physical therapist. Additionally, educational interventions such as special education classes may be recommended.
  3. Monitoring and Review: The final step in addressing global developmental delay is to monitor a child’s progress over time and adjust interventions as needed. Regular assessments should be conducted to track progress and identify any areas where additional support may be required. Families should work closely with their child’s healthcare providers and therapists to ensure that the child is receiving the best possible care.

It’s important to note that every child is different and the effects of GDD can vary depending on the specific needs of the child, and the support and interventions they receive. With appropriate interventions and support, children with GDD can make progress and improve their overall functioning.

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Dr Reshmi Pramod
11/Apr/2022
Global Developmental DelayBlogs

Parenting Tips On How To Identify Developmental Challenges

Parenting Tips On How To Identify Developmental Challenges

Your children’s growth, needs, and challenges change quickly over the years and your parenting concerns develop right along with them. Shifting your parenting strategies to keep up with your child’s growth is a big task, but it’s important to consider your child’s health and wellness needs at every age and stage of development. In this guide, you’ll learn how to help your children thrive as they grow physically, mentally, and emotionally.

When it comes to developmental delays, there can be more than one type. The developmental delays fall into the following categories:

  • Language or speech problems
  • Vision problems
  • Movement—Motor Skills problems
  • Social and Emotional Skills problems
  • Thinking—Cognitive Skills problems

As a parent you give your children a good start in life—you nurture, protect and guide them. Parenting is a process that prepares your child for independence. As your child grows and develops, there are many things you can do to help your child. These links will help you learn more about your child’s development, positive parenting, safety, and health at each stage of your child’s life. Children take their own time to reach developmental milestones. While some children grow at the usual pace, some can be slow. However, parents don’t need to be alarmed when this happens. As a parent, you should understand that please understand that delayed development is perfectly fine. It’s okay for a child to miss certain milestones by some months, and there’s no cause for concern. The concern is only when the milestones are not achieved after the timelines.

The main reason why these developmental challenges happen. There can be many factors that affect the neurobiological system of a child, for example:

  • Genetic defects like down syndrome
  • Fragile X syndrome, which is a type of gene mutation inherited from parents
  • Severe medical problems caused due to preterm birth
  • Unidentifiable causes

At Jeevaniyam we have different learning programs and unique approaches for children with developmental issues. They do not see their developmental challenges as a barrier to their future growth and fulfilment.

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Dr Reshmi Pramod
07/Apr/2022
Global Developmental Delay

Improving Speech in Children With Developmental Delay

IMPROVING SPEECH IN CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY

Children with developmental delays related to processing disorders and learning disorders like verbal dyspraxia often need help matching the speech development of their peers. A common issue is that speech and language problems differ, but often overlap. A child with a language delay might say words well but only be able to put two words together. A child with a speech delay might use words and phrases to express ideas but be hard to understand. Learning about common speech issues in children with developmental delays can help you determine which one affects your child. Speech issues and delays can be improved with at-home solutions or with the help of a qualified professional.

If your child doesn’t develop according to this timeline, he or she may have speech and developmental delay that requires attention:

  • 12 months – recognizes his or her own name, understands basic instructions and uses one or two words
  • 18 months – uses between five and 20 words
  • 1 to 2 years – growing vocabulary, uses two-word sentences, imitates sounds that animals make and understands what “no” means
  • 2 to 3 years – has a vocabulary of about 450 words, calls himself or herself “me” instead of by name, enjoys hearing stories, uses short sentences with some plural words
  • 3 to 4 years – Uses sentences with four or five words, vocabulary expands to 1,000, can repeat several nursery rhymes
  • 4 to 5 years – Uses past tense, has the vocabulary of 1,500 words, starts asking questions
  • 5 to 6 years – 6,000-word vocabulary, can describe objects and locations, uses sentences with five to six words

If your child does not develop along this timeline, he or she may have a related physical or developmental issue such as articulation disorder, fluency disorder, or resonance disorder.

At Jeevaniyam, our speech and language therapist will do a thorough check of their milestones and find out whether the child is having any issues with the help of the following checks:

  • What your child understands?
  • What your child can say?
  • Sound development and clarity of speech.
  • Your child’s oral-motor status (how the mouth, tongue, palate, etc., work together for speech as well as eating and swallowing)

Based on the test results, the speech-language pathologist might recommend speech therapy for your child. The speech therapist will work with your child to improve speech and language skills and show you what to do at home to help your child. Parents are an important part of helping kids who have speech or language problems. A few key areas that we strongly suggest the parents do at home to improve the child’s overall speech skills are:

  • Talk with your baby, sing, and encourage imitation of sounds and gestures.
  • Start reading when your child is a baby. Look for age-appropriate soft or board books or picture books that encourage kids to look while you name the pictures.
  • Use everyday situations. To build on your child’s speech and language, talk your way through the day.
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Dr Reshmi Pramod
22/Feb/2022
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How Can We Overcome Developmental Delay?

How Can We Overcome

A developmental delay refers to a child who has not gained the developmental skills expected of him or her, compared to others of the same age. Delays may occur in the areas of motor function, speech, and language, cognitive, play, and social skills. Global developmental delay means a young child has significant delays in two or more of these areas of development. Not meeting developmental milestones at the same rate as other kids isn’t always a reason to worry. Children don’t all develop skills on a strict timetable.

Children presenting with mild developmental delay, in the absence of any red flags and no abnormality detected on clinical examination, parents can be advised about appropriate stimulation activities and a review conducted in three months’ time, especially if earlier milestones were achieved. For example, an 18-month-old child may present with concerns of expressive language delay, as he has only started saying a few single words with meaning.

In cases where delays have been identified, but there is parental denial, make sure that there is a more detailed developmental assessment. The functional impact of the child’s developmental delay should be explained to the parents for them to understand the situation.

At Jeevaniyam during each consultation, the primary care physician encourages the parents to share any concerns they might have about their child’s development or behaviour, conduct an opportunistic evaluation (developmental surveillance) and ensure that the child has attended developmental screening at the prescribed touch points. Based on the consultation, a decision can be made to review again, refer further or discharge.

We train the kids with the following skills:

  • Cognitive (or thinking) skills:

    The ability to think, learn and solve problems.

  • Social and emotional skills:

    The ability to get along with others, communicate needs, and show and express feelings.

  • Speech and language skills:

    The ability to use and understand language.

  • Fine and gross motor skills:

    The ability to coordinate small and large muscles to explore the world.

  • Daily living activities:

    The ability to manage everyday tasks. improve the following areas for the kids.

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Dr Reshmi Pramod
08/Feb/2022
Global Developmental Delay

Understanding Global Developmental Delay

Understanding Global Developmental Delay

The term Developmental Delay or Global Development Delay is utilized when a youngster takes more time to arrive at specific improvement achievements than different kids their age. This may incorporate figuring out how to walk or talk, developmental abilities, learning new things and cooperating with others socially and inwardly.

Infants and kids for the most part master significant abilities, for example, sitting up, turning over, creeping, strolling, jabbering (giving fundamental discourse sounds), talking and becoming latrine prepared as they grow up. A youngster with Developmental Delay may not arrive at at least one of these achievements until some other time than anticipated.

This issue will come to light only after the kid is conceived. While a single cause for GDD is not available in many cases, both genetic and environmental factors seem to play roles in GDD like premature birth. This could be because of an issue that was created before birth, an issue during birth for instance, in the event that the child didn’t get sufficient oxygen, or was conceived too soon, a youth disease or an actual mishap during youth.

As they develop, kids’ advancements will be surveyed routinely and in the event that they aren’t meeting the normal formative achievements and levels of capacities, they might be alluded for additional more expert evaluation.

A few questions that everyone has about GDD is as follows:

  • Are you unable to see your child not crawling or walking in the anticipated time or are they missing a milestone?
  • What is the truth behind GDD?
  • Does Ayurveda have any role in such cases?

At Jeevaniyam, we use ayurvedic techniques to identify this and if we suspect that if a child had GDD, we pose inquiries with respect to the youngster’s advancement till now and assess their current milestone achievement. As a second step we will provide the child with our unique protocols according to each individual. Ayurveda regimen, he can help the patient improve his physical and emotional strength.

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