The problem of treatment and correction of children with developmental delay is an urgent topic in pediatric neuropsychiatry. This disease implies a mental and speech disorder, the main indicators of the violation of which are the unreasonable crying of the baby, strabismus, salivation, and headaches. The child has irritability, aggressiveness, anxiety. He noticeably lags behind in mental development: he poorly remembers what he heard and seen, with difficulty studies in kindergarten and school.
Instructions
Step 1
It is recommended to begin treatment of children with mental retardation at preschool age. If a baby has a neurological pathology that can lead to a delay in speech development, then the doctor can prescribe it from the first year.
Step 2
Almost all children suffering from this disease undergo drug therapy. The most actively used drugs are "active nutrition" and "building material" for the neurons of the brain: "Actovegin", "Cortexin", "Lecithin", "Neuromultivit". For the improvement of speech, the "Cogitum" is assigned.
Step 3
The methods of electroreflexotherapy and magnetotherapy are highly effective in the treatment of children with developmental delay. They are able to selectively restore the work of various centers of the brain responsible for speech activity, diction, intelligence, etc. Electroreflexotherapy also has a therapeutic effect on hydrocephalus, but it is contraindicated for children suffering from epilepsy, seizures and mental disorders.
Step 4
Alternative treatments are hippotherapy (horse therapy), dolphin therapy, music therapy and aromatherapy. They should be selected individually for each child.
Step 5
The use of drugs alone will not bring the desired result if it is not supported by pedagogical influence on the child. Use the services of an experienced defectologist, whose main task is to increase the level of mental and mental development of children. In their work, teachers-defectologists use visual, practical and simple means of rehabilitation, conduct correctional classes in a playful way. They select individual exercises for each baby.
Step 6
It is very important that you, having noticed the symptoms of the disease in a baby, do not rely only on the help of a teacher. You must be actively involved in the child yourself. These classes must be carried out daily, systematically and under the supervision of a defectologist.
Step 7
Exercises of fine and gross motor skills play an important role in working with children with mental retardation. Buy all kinds of constructors, puzzles, mosaics, cubes, balls of different sizes, pyramids, lacing toys and other devices for your baby. Sculpt with it from plasticine, draw with finger paints, string beads on a string.
Step 8
Use outdoor games for practice that improve the ability to navigate in space, move rhythmically or change the pace of movement. To form visual attention, use multi-colored stripes, sticks, cubes, flat and volumetric figures.
Step 9
Children with a significant delay in speech development are recommended to attend a special neuropsychiatric or neurological nursery, and after that a speech therapy kindergarten. If developmental delays have not been overcome before your baby reaches 7 years of age, do not insist on attending a regular school. In a correctional educational institution, your child will be provided with enhanced attention of specialists and an optimal school curriculum.
