My 17 month old doesn’t respond to his name. He’s an incredibly fussy eater (but he does have allergies) and he has about 8 words. The 8 words are at a push, and most sound more like dada, but do have different meanings. His babble is really just dadadada. He doesn’t nod for yes/no.
His social interaction is good. As is his role play - he feeds his teddies, makes pretend cups of tea etc. He points (but did this late). He pulls you over to play with him. He laughs and plays peekaboo and can point to several body parts if you ask him. If I say to get his shoes, he finds them and brings them to me and sits on my lap to put them on. He gives me a kiss (but not always when I ask...just spontaneously). He does the actions to if you’re happy and you know it.
He doesn’t attempt to mimic words I say, but he has been mimicking the sound of the hairdryer since I dried my hair yesterday (while holding it and pretending to dry my hair).
I am being told he’s fine...but I have pushed it forward with the health visitor. He’s now on a waiting list for a hearing check.
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Archie1982 · 06/06/2020 22:23
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Am I being unreasonable?
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You are NOT being unreasonable
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