Question
How should children with low language expression ability, inattention, poor memory, poor communication skills, shyness, and strabismus in the left eye be treated?
Answer
- Symptomatic Treatment: For children with developmental delays who may exhibit symptoms of hyperactivity, treatment for hyperactivity can be considered. Some “brain supplements” on the market may be effective in improving intelligence, although the effectiveness is not certain, and they can be tried. As children grow older, their intellectual abilities may also improve, which may not be solely due to the effects of medication.
- Medication Treatment: For children with intellectual disabilities whose causes are clear and for whom effective treatment methods exist, timely etiological treatment should be carried out. Some safe intelligence-enhancing drugs include gamma-aminobutyric acid tablets, piracetam tablets, aniracetam tablets, Brain-An Tai, brain amino peptides, nerve growth factors, vinpocetine, cyclophosphamide, brain recovery drugs, lysine, nucleotides, and Yizhen capsules.
- Rehabilitation Training: For moderately intellectually disabled children, rehabilitation training can be conducted to help them become self-reliant in their daily lives. Language training should be strengthened because the core of intelligence is thinking ability, and language is the tool of thought. Therefore, promoting intellectual development must emphasize language cultivation and training.