Generally speaking, children can speak fluently and clearly around the age of one. However, some children may not be able to speak after the age of three, and parents may become extremely worried. When seeking treatment, they still urgently want to know if language development delay can heal on its own?
The self-healing ability of language developmental delay is related to specific causes, and the specific prognosis may vary depending on the cause of language developmental delay. Language delay caused by diseases, such as brain and nervous system abnormalities related to intelligence and language delay, generally does not cure, and if not treated in a timely manner, it may further affect children's growth and development, intellectual development, and other neurological development.
Speech delay caused by hearing impairment generally does not heal on its own, and the severity of language impairment is parallel to the severity of hearing impairment. In other words, the more severe the hearing impairment, the more severe the child's language barrier will be.
Speech delay caused by intellectual disability, autism, motor autism, and speech system disorders generally does not heal on their own and may worsen as children age. Autism can lead to children having no language ability or developing problems such as stereotyped, monotonous, and imitative language. In the above situation, rehabilitation treatment must be carried out as soon as possible to avoid missing the best opportunity for children's language rehabilitation and causing greater harm.
