Good day all,
We have a 19 month old boy and my wife is concerned that he may be on the spectrum. She is a mental health therapist and doesn't work with autistic children but is familiar with some of the symptoms. We are in the process of getting in for an evaluation to see if he is indeed on the spectrum, but I found this forum and it has been very helpful, just wanted to mention a few things on here and gather some additional thoughts.
- not talking much, does babble quite a bit and says "dada", fills in the blank with some books which comes out "baa, daa, aaa", also calls a ball "baa"and can make dog, cat, cow and sheep sounds.
- loves to dance, normally it is to music but he will also do it at random
- limited pretend play, does feed his bears play food and plays with small cars correctly
- stacks rings successfully and blocks
- loves spinning toys like spinning tops, rings, or the suction cup spinners for the tub
- loves looking at the ceiling fan when going to sleep, actually wont go to sleep without it on
- a lot of the time when he runs around, he will tap/flap his right ear (only right ear)
- sometimes will just look at his hands and wiggle his fingers but for never more than 3-5 seconds at a time
- loves to climb furniture and jump around and throw pillows
- also loves to throw pretty much every toy
Do any of these pop out and cause any concern? Like I said we are getting in for an assessment. Our pediatrician says no worry and early intervention says he doesnt qualify as of right now because he really only has the small speech delay.
We have a 19 month old boy and my wife is concerned that he may be on the spectrum. She is a mental health therapist and doesn't work with autistic children but is familiar with some of the symptoms. We are in the process of getting in for an evaluation to see if he is indeed on the spectrum, but I found this forum and it has been very helpful, just wanted to mention a few things on here and gather some additional thoughts.
- not talking much, does babble quite a bit and says "dada", fills in the blank with some books which comes out "baa, daa, aaa", also calls a ball "baa"and can make dog, cat, cow and sheep sounds.
- loves to dance, normally it is to music but he will also do it at random
- limited pretend play, does feed his bears play food and plays with small cars correctly
- stacks rings successfully and blocks
- loves spinning toys like spinning tops, rings, or the suction cup spinners for the tub
- loves looking at the ceiling fan when going to sleep, actually wont go to sleep without it on
- a lot of the time when he runs around, he will tap/flap his right ear (only right ear)
- sometimes will just look at his hands and wiggle his fingers but for never more than 3-5 seconds at a time
- loves to climb furniture and jump around and throw pillows
- also loves to throw pretty much every toy
Do any of these pop out and cause any concern? Like I said we are getting in for an assessment. Our pediatrician says no worry and early intervention says he doesnt qualify as of right now because he really only has the small speech delay.