New Study. Different Country. Same Findings.

"Around 89% of the infants studied who were born between 2008 and 2011 could articulate a full word like "bowl" or "cup" at 12 months old, compared to around 77% of infants born during the early months of the pandemic." - NBC News Article "Babies born during the pandemic may have delayed communication skills."

After working with specialists, and experts and programs designed for kids with developmental delays, these stats no longer shock me.

I've been told over and over, they're all overwhelmed with the amount of kids being referred by their pediatricians for extra help, or to be tested for autism.

Turns out the pandemic, had more of an effect not on us, but our future generation.

It's Our Future...

"The share of infants who could point at objects fell from 93% to 84%, and the portion who could wave goodbye fell from 94% to 88%." - "Babies born during the pandemic may have delayed communication skills."

These results are from the latest study conducted by Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland.

One of the studies author's Dr. Susan Byrne, says it's no surprise pandemic toddlers are now having developmental delays. In fact, she says a quarter of kids in her study had never met a child their own age. She goes on to explain why these babies are seeing delays in communication, pointing and speech.

The Good News

Researchers who conducted the study believe the delays aren't permanent, which is music to my ears.

“I don’t think that these small differences really early on in development mean that these kids are on a life course of having developmental delays," Shuffrey said. "These are really small differences and we know that infants' and young children's brains are super malleable."

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