Omar Al Sahrif (left) during the lecture.
DOHA: Children with communication problems should be given immediate medical attention, says an expert.
A specialist should be consulted if a child at the age of three doesn’t ask for things like food, toys as it could be a sign of communication problems, said Omar Al Sahrif, Senior Speech Therapist at Al Ahli Hospital, during a lecture on ‘Identification and Detection of Communication Problems’ held at the Al Ahli Hospital.
“Some parents communicate wrong with the children. If the child is not asking for something or responding they shout and scold the children, this should be avoided as the child might have a communication problem,” said Dr Al Sahrif.
“In such cases parents shouldn’t wait long but take the child to a specialist,” he added.
The bilingual lecture on ‘Identification and Detection of Communication Problems’ held as part of series of lectures the Al Ahli Hospital is set to hold on different health issues.
The hospital’s Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation Clinic functions under the theme ‘The Voice of the Future’ provides speech therapy services and diagnostic, therapeutic intervention for children and adults.
The clinic also treats problems such as speech and language delay, autism, articulation and sound production, fluency disorders, stroke, articulation and phonological disorders, oral motor disorders, voice disorders and swallowing disorders.
Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation Clinic also provides professional presentations on language development for mothers and kindergartners. The presentations are tailored to each group and can include early awareness of communicative signals, techniques for expanding vocalisations and early warning signs of language problems.
The Peninsula
