Pinnacle Navratri 2026 Offer

₹25,999/-₹14,499/-

Only for the first 4,999 kids and families.

One full month of one service: Speech Therapy (ST), Occupational Therapy (OT), Behaviour Therapy (BT) or Special Education (SE).

The care team confirms eligibility, selected service, suitable centre, schedule and remaining availability before enrolment. Services are not bundled. This offer cannot be combined with other promotional discounts. The separate free speech and language assessment offer does not make ongoing therapy free.

Ends 25 October 2026 at 11:59 pm IST, or when the first 4,999 places are filled.

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Gesture Words

Explore explanations, everyday questions and next steps connected with gesture words.

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From gestures to words: how to help your child talk

Pointing and gesturing are an encouraging milestone — they show strong communication intent ready to be built upon. Help by naming what your child points to, pausing to invite a word, and adding one word to each attempt through playful daily routines. Seek a developmental check if your child is over 18 months with very few or no words, isn't combining words near age 2, or has lost words once used — early language support works best now.

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When children move from gestures to words

Most children gain meaningful gestures like pointing and waving around 9–12 months, with first words emerging between 12 and 18 months. Gesture and speech overlap for months — children don't stop pointing when they start talking. Rich gesturing in the first year strongly predicts that words are coming.

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How can I help my child move from pointing and gestures to using words?

Children move from gestures to words when adults respond to each point by naming what the child means, pause expectantly to invite a word, offer spoken choices, and use short, repeated words in playful daily moments — keeping gestures as a partner to words, never forcing speech. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

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