'Social interaction is also a difficulty' - One therapist says she's seeing an increase in children with delayed language skills due to the pandemic. TheHardShoulder
"I'm definitely seeing an increase in children coming in with delayed language skills.She says the 20% figure is"probably reflective in my practice as well"."A lot of parents are working and balancing more than one child in the home at the same time.
Asked what impact this may have as they return to creche, she says:"I suppose one of things is a delayed identification of children with difficulties."Now it's even up to the age of four before they're starting in creches, where some of these difficulties could have been addressed a bit earlier. "Even with hearing assessments - those development milestones with public health nurses and audiology - that's kind of happening a little bit later.Aisling says comparing your child to others can have its advantages."Always talk with the public health nurse firstly... they can help put the parents in touch with the right people.""If you think about it: we're seeing the eyes, and the eyes are so expressive.
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