Hi
I’m feeling quite concerned about my 18 month old who shows limited signs of comprehension when we are talking to him, doesn’t point/wave and probably as a result has no words. He won’t for example stack blocks despite my showing him how (he just likes re arranging them). I ask him if he wants milk or yum yum and he looks at me blankly. He won’t imitate words that I say. I ask him to bring me a particular toy and he ignores me.
He is sociable in the sense that he loves meeting people and babbling away (has a lot to say in his own language), makes eye contact, smiles, has lots of funny expressions etc. He will hand me toys of his own volition so I think this is an example of what’s called ‘joint attention’. He loves peekaboo. He has clapped a couple of times when asked but now refuses to do that too.
My husband thinks he’s too young for investigations and that we should wait another 2-3 months before seeing the GP.
Has anyone else had a child who didn’t seem to be developing comprehension skills at this stage? Is there anything I can do to help his comprehension? Should I push my husband to have him seen now?