A speech delay means a child is talking later than most children their age. Poorvam Care's speech-language pathologists in Electronic City assess your child, then run play-based sessions and coach you, so words, word combinations and sentences grow at home too.
One of these is a reason to ask. You do not need to wait for two.
Speech delay happens when a child's speech and language develop more slowly than expected for their age. Common reasons are hearing problems, difficulty with the mouth movements for speech, developmental conditions such as autism or ADHD, and too little back-and-forth talk. Often there is no single clear cause.
The assessment looks for the likely reasons, because they change the plan. A child who also rarely responds to their name or shares attention may need an autism assessment as well as speech therapy.
Find your child's age. If they are not doing what is listed yet, it is worth asking.
Two years is the age most parents notice: most children are joining two words by then. A child who has only a handful of words at two is a late talker, and an assessment is worth booking now rather than waiting.
Boys, twins and children learning two languages can be a little later, but they should still move forward each month. What matters most is steady progress.
The younger your child, the more of the work happens through you.
| Age | Focus | Your part |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 | Sounds, gestures, first words through play | Most of it: coaching you to use daily routines |
| 2 to 3 | More words, then joining two words | Practising one routine a day at home |
| 3 to 5 | Sentences, clearer sounds, following instructions | Short daily practice and reading together |
| School age | Explaining, storytelling, classroom language | Home practice, and tips for the teacher |
Therapy starts with a speech and language assessment and a plain explanation of where your child is now compared with expected milestones. We then write an individual plan with specific, measurable goals.
Sessions are play-based and built around your child's interests and daily routines, to grow vocabulary, sentence building and confidence. You learn simple techniques that work: focused stimulation (repeating one target word many times in play) and expansion (adding a word to what your child says, so "car" becomes "red car").
We track progress against the goals and share it in the parent view. If we think hearing or a wider developmental question is involved, we refer you for a hearing test or a developmental assessment.
Some signs need a check alongside therapy. We will tell you if we see them.
Frequent ear infections, not turning to sounds or speech that stalls can all point to hearing. Our sister clinic Poorvam Hearing tests children's hearing in Electronic City.
A child who stops using words they had, stops babbling, or loses other skills should be seen by a paediatrician or developmental paediatrician as well as a therapist.
We refer to an ENT for suspected tongue-tie that affects feeding or speech, to a paediatric neurologist for seizures, and to a developmental paediatrician when a formal diagnosis of autism or ADHD may be needed. Therapy can start while you wait for those appointments.
Speech delay often comes with other needs. One team plans all of it together.
Our speech therapy is led by Apoorva Rai, MASLP, RCI registered, with 13+ years helping late talkers. See all our speech therapy in Electronic City, or do follow-up sessions online when travel is hard.
Same speech-language pathologists and hours at both. Pick the one closer to home or school.
Hulimangala Rd, near Sai Mandir Temple, above RxDx Multi speciality Clinic, Shikaripalya, Electronic City, Hulimangala, Bengaluru 560105
Mon–Sat, 9 am – 7 pm. Sunday closed.
Lift available.
Closest for Hulimangla, Neeladri Nagar, Doddathoguru, Konappana Agrahara.
Ananth Nagar, Phase 1, Phase II, Electronic City, Hebbagodi, Bengaluru 560100
Mon–Sat, 9 am – 7 pm. Sunday closed.
Upstairs, reached by stairs. There is no lift.
Closest for Ananth Nagar, Hebbagodi, Bommasandra, Chandapura.
Families come to us from across south Bengaluru. Here's which centre is closer, and when online sessions make more sense.
From Whitefield or Marathahalli, many families start with an assessment at a centre, then do part of the weekly therapy online.
How online therapy worksChildren develop at different speeds, but most say first words between 12 and 18 months and join two words by age 2. If your child is not babbling by 12 months or not using any words by 18 months, an assessment is worth doing now. Help that starts early is easier for the child, because the gap is smaller.
Hearing problems, difficulty with the mouth movements for speech, developmental conditions such as autism or ADHD, too little back-and-forth talk, and premature birth can all play a part. Often there is no single clear cause. A speech-language pathologist looks for the likely reasons and plans therapy around them. Hearing is checked first, at our sister clinic Poorvam Hearing.
It depends on how big the delay is, your child's age, how often sessions happen and how much practice happens at home. Many children start with two or three sessions a week. We set goals at the start, review progress with you regularly, and reduce sessions as your child needs less support.
Yes. We see toddlers from 18 months. If your baby is younger and you are worried, start with your paediatrician and a hearing test. For very young children, therapy is play-based and leans heavily on parent coaching, so you learn ways to build talking into meals, bath time and play every day between sessions.
Some late talkers do catch up on their own, but nobody can tell in advance which ones will. An assessment does not commit you to therapy. It tells you whether your child is on track, and gives you things to do at home either way. Waiting costs time that is easier to use early.
No. Children learning two or more languages reach their first words and word combinations at about the same ages as other children, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Keep using the languages you are most comfortable in. Count words in all languages together when you check milestones.
Sessions are 45 to 60 minutes, and younger children sometimes start with shorter ones. Fees depend on how many sessions a week your child needs and whether some are online, and we explain them on the first call. Call or WhatsApp +91 88848 64343.
Book a speech assessment. We call back within one working day to plan the first visit.
