Question
A friend’s child is not good at eating and unknowingly drinks milk, and is diagnosed with delayed cognitive development. What are the symptoms of delayed cognitive development?
Answer
Delayed cognitive development primarily manifests in areas such as language expression, imagination, thinking, self-awareness, volition, social interaction skills, cognition, self-care abilities, emotions and moods, artistic expression, moral concepts, motor development, and physical coordination. Compared to children of the same age, children with delayed cognitive development will be significantly behind in one or more aspects of development. These children may exhibit signs of crying or weakness, with monotonous tones. When stimulated by external stimuli, they may start crying only after enduring the stimulation for a long time and tend to have a prolonged response to repeated stimuli, often crying out in response.