Hi all
My 15 month old very rarely makes eye contact no matter how much we try to interact. His health visitor has said this is a concern, and now I am really anxious he may be autistic. There is autism in the family.
When we read him books he may glance at us once or twice and smile but that's about it. He doesn't answer to his name, he doesn't point clap or wave. He looks past us at his toys or the TV. If we sit in front of him he will actively turn his head to look around us.
He does laugh and smile at the TV and at us sometimes when we play with/tickle him.
I may be grasping at straws here but could this just be slow development instead of autism?