Worried sick really. Eldest dc (6) has a dx of asd nut its not entirely definitive. He was reviewed by 2 different psychologists from the same multi disciplinary team. One said he has asd based on her instincts and the other said he didn't based on a lot of observations. He has no stereotypical behaviours, no sensory issues, no real behavioural difficulties, good imaginative play, no rigidity but lots of traits consistent with asd which require a lot of support.
As we felt he didn't have asd we decided to have one more baby. Dc2 &3 neuro typical. Since pg dc 1s ASD traits have become a bit more apparent.
Anyway dd2 is now 9 weeks and does not have great eye contact, which apparently develops from 6-8 weeks. I know she's just outside that but it can be very hard to get her to engage with me or look at me. On the plus side, when she does make eye contact she has lovely warm smiles, she is much more vocal than any of her other siblings, she is alert and calm. Her big brother was a nightmare from day 1 ( in the nicest possible way ).
I have been crying about this for the last few days so please don't lambast me. I know we have a long wait ahead of us given the regressive nature of some asd's.
Its too early to involve hcp's as I know I will be told to watch and wait. Has anyone had a positive outcome regarding poor eye contact in an infant. Thanks for reading