Hi, I’m new to this page but would love to hear from others with a similar experience.
My daughter just turned 2 last month. She had glue ear and grommets were inserted 2 months ago. The ENT had said she was one of the worst cases he had seen in a while and we should notice an immediate difference.
we have noticed she is calmer more receptive and sleeping really well.
some history our daughter met all her physical milestones sat up unassisted by 6 months, crawled at 8 months and walked at 14 months. She said mama and bub at 9 months but then stopped adding words. This was around a lot of ear infections and sicknesses.
fast forward to 24 months her vocabulary is mum, bub, ball, duh (for duck), Ba Ba (for sheep), pop (for bubbles) and ahh for ta.
she’s really behind where she should be for her age but we are unsure if the glue ear could have been the cause for delay or if it’s autism.
she laughs and smiles when we tickle her, chase her, sing to her and read books. She puts her arms up when asked, she understands Ta and gives us items, she understands No and come here. I ask her to pass me the ball and she grabs her ball and passes it to me. She will pass the ball back and forth to me and my husband and she high fives us when we ask.
she doesn’t appear to have sensory issues and she’s a pretty chilled kid no tantrums and happy for the most part. Eats well (although won’t use utensils). Sleeps well and does like cuddles. She claps but doesn’t wave hi or bye and doesn’t point to get attention but will point to things in books when asked.
she hand flaps when she holds objects that flaps around (balloon) (spaghetti) and will go on tippy toes sometimes not daily though just every now and then.
woukd really appreciate some guidance from those who have had a similar experience. What was the outcome, was it glue ear that caused delay or does this sound like she has autism?