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Autistic?

LallymomLallymom member
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Looking for opinions based on your experience. LO is 11 months. Why I don't think he is autistic:
Smiles at everyone
Reaches for mommy and daddy
Plays with other babies at day are
Constant eye contact
Has separation anxiety
Waves when he wants to
BAbbles

Why I think he might be autistic:
Only said mama a few times. Doesn't say dada
Doesn't point, clap, say other words
Doesn't respond we'll when we say where is mama,dada or doggy

He crawled on time and is so close to walking.

Should we worry?
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Re: Autistic?

  • rmaximrmaxim

    That sounds pretty normal to me, but he's young and it can be *really* hard to tell that early. Do not hesitate to ask your pediatrician or make an appointment, because parents usually see and know these things better than anyone else, and early interv

    Jude Wayne - Born 4/23/10 Violet Patricia - Born 12/5/12 Breastfeeding, baby-wearing work-at-home mom of 2 living in Rockville, MD
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  • Assembly_ReqdAssembly_Reqd member
    Speech delay does not equal Autism.

    The skills your child is behind on are all emergent at his age. He may be at the high end of normal for acquisition.
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  • houndbabyhoundbaby member
    I think it's really hard to tell at 11 months old, my ds is ASD and did all of the things in your not autistic list. The only thing I can think back to that would have been concerning for my ds at that age was that he wouldn't respond to his name (still d
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  • hopankahopanka member
    Not responding to name at least half the time was also my main indicator. DS was otherwise very social, smiled, said a few words and had excellent eye contact at that age. This all did not really become a concern until around 2 yo, when gradually his eye
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