Hi there, nice to meet you all. I would be so grateful for any advice. I have 12 month old twins and I would please love some advice about my baby boy. My baby girl knows her name, is starting to try to speak and is hitting every milestone. A couple of months ago, I took my baby boy to the Dr because I thought he may have a hearing problem as he didn't respond to my calling his name, yet he can hear his bottle coming from a mile away. The GP has referred us for a hearing test which we are going for next week. Yesterday, I googled that my little boy still does not respond or seem to know his name, and the first thing that flagged up was that he may be autistic.
I spent yesterday calling his name and trying to interrupt him when he is focused on a toy, it is impossible to get him to acknowledge me if he is concentrating on something else. He never responds to his name. He is extremely social, his sister and him play together and he loves other children. He adores physical contact and is always pleased to see me, but yesterday he was playing with a toy when his Dad arrived home, and despite him saying hello, he didn't lookup to acknowledge his arrival. He does babble, but makes no attempt to imitate our sounds, it's more of a shouty sort of gargle. He makes good eye contact and follows a simple command such as 'can mummy have that?' or 'clap hands'.
Please could I ask for your opinion as to whether his total lack of response to his name is cause for concern, and if so- what should my next step be? Considering his sociability I'm not sure what I think, i'd be so grateful for any advice.
Thank you in advance.
