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New - 15 month old son displaying some red flags

Claud1

Hi All,

 

I'm new to the forum and am pleased to be a member.  My wife and I wanted some advice as we recently noticed some behaviour which are not present in our 15mth old son.

 

Red Flags, doesn’t do:-

Respond to his name when called

No eye contact when being fed or changed

Does not point

Does not include you in play or glance up for eye contact

Does not share toys or bring them to you to

Does not engage you for help if he cannot reach something on a table like a drink

Very little eye contact generally

 

Does Do:-

He will wave “bye bye” if we prompt him

He will engage with eye contact and claps if we sing “wind the bobbin up”

He will approach members of family for a cuddle unprompted

He will kiss on the cheek if asked

He does babble and also says “Mama” and “Dada” and sometimes repeats “good”

Does find peekaboo funny and sometimes waits in anticipation

Does raise hands when wants to be picked up

Smiles if you smile at him

Sometimes follows a point to see what we are pointing too

 

I know it’s difficult without seeing him but I really wondered if we should be concerned with the doesn’t do’s at this stage or is it still quite early and will they develop. 

 

Your experiences and advice would be appreciated.

 

Kindest regards, 

 

  • Thank you Bob C - mod and recombinantsocks for your replies.

    We have now made an appointment with our GP for advice as we are worried parents and do not ignore our feelings with a “he will develop on his own attitude” as we want do the right thing by our son.

    We have also looked at many milestone guide charts and are taking these into account as "Guides".

    The main reason we thought of autism is because when we looked up on the internet not answering to name, limited eye contact and not pointing suggested these where red flags for autism. 

    I appreciate he is very young and too early to worry about specific conditions but wanted to know if these match signs of other experiences before any diagnosis.  Now reading more I realise that it is such a wide spectrum we need to get him seen by a professional.

     

    Thanks again for your replies and advise as they are greatly appreciated.

    Claud1

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    Bob's right, you should consult your HV or GP as you are naturally concerned about your toddler.

    You certainly shouldn't worry about sharing, that is a behaviour that develops later. Have a look at www.babycenter.com/404_how-can-i-teach-my-toddler-to-share_6823.bc There are lots of books and guides that can help you work out what to expect at different ages. Children develop at different rates though but I think you probably need to hear this from a professional rather than from strangers on a web forum.

    Was there a particular reason that made you think that autism was a possibility?

  • Hi..

    Clearly your are worried about your child. 

    But I would suggest you do talk to your Health visitor or Doctor. They should be able to give advice. Children developed in very different rates and way. It might be very early to start worrying about specific conditions at this point.

    Best wishes and good luck.

    Bob Mod