ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE DELAY AMONG 0-3 YEAR CHILDREN ATTENDING THE WELL BABY CLINIC IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE USING LEST (0-3 YEARS)

The study is a cross sectional study of 200 children conducted using Language Evaluation Scale Trivandrum (LEST 0-3) in the age group birth to 3 years to assess the prevalence of language delay in children attending Well baby clinic in a tertiary care centre in Chennai. The total percentage of children with one or more item delay by LEST was 19%. 6.5 % children had two item delay in the present study. 4.5% had three or more item delay.