Wrist rotation at 20 M

[Mollymomma123]

Hi mums
Please help me out on this issue .
. I have a lovely DD who today just turned 21 months .
Positive

1. She can say up to 100 words ,
2. can do pointing , waves and claps , does a lot of pretend play ,
3. has always brought us toys / books etc , follow commands to an extend like it is “ bath time “
4. She is also a good sleeper ( can self settle after the bottle ) and very affectionate, . She imitates everything .
5. She has good joint attention and always look where I am pointing .
6. She can put two words together.
7. She is very engaging and saying hello and smiling to people who engage with her
8. She can identify animals on books and tv all the time correctly .
9. She understands simple commands like . Time to go out , bath time , get your shoes , shut the door “ pick it up “ get me baby dolly “
10. She can tell me when she does a “poo

She knows who we are and points to where is mummy
She can tell me when she does a “poo “

Reason to worry .
She tenses up and tippy toes when excited since she was 14 months .

She rotates her wrists and ankles when excited, always done . It’s what worries me most .
My HV , GP don’t see a reason to assess her.
Many thanks

Assess her for what? Being a child?
I would expect they are more worried about your anxiety, it's not normal to be concerned like this

Assess her for what? She's doing well in all areas and when she's excited has some physical mannerisms. It's probably a toddler thing or a (your DD) thing but it's not a reason to assume she needs an assessment, a couple of quirks don't indicate any area of need.

Is there a strong family history of ASD, otherwise I don’t understand why you are so concerned about some very soft and non-specific signs in a child so young.

You have posted quite a few threads worrying about your child's development - is there something else in your life that is making you very anxious? I can see from your threads that health professionals have assured you that your daughter's development all looks fine, but you still seem to be quite anxious.

assessment for what? developmentally she is fine. What do you want her assessed for?

Ok, I get it. I have an autistic son. He didn’t do the wrist rotation thing but I k ow what you’re talking about. He was very advanced early on too. Spoke early, lots of advanced words for age. Physically also early development. But I thought there were soft signs too. He would spin wheels when playing. Didn’t line up toys etc. did pretend play but still I had a feeling. I was told by everyone else not to worry and don’t be daft. This is including school etc. it wasn’t till he was Y5 that I was taken seriously by anyone else and still most people said he was fine. But I honestly could see that he was very sensitive and struggled to manage his emotions. Because he was very good at reading others emotions etc it was dismissed for too long but eventually I had him assessed via Camhs and he is autistic. Your daughter might or might not be. There’s no point in worrying now. It’s far too early to tell and there’s nothing you need support for her to achieve at this point. Time will tell. Just give her the space to develop and you’ll see if she needs support and referrals later on.

So she’s doing all those good things, who cares about the tip toes and wrists. Nobody is perfect and are those a big deal anyway? If she does have ASD, which I’m assuming you’re worried about, she’ll still be the same person you’ve just raved about.

Hi
thank you for all for your replies . No there is no history of ASD in my family . All I would want is to give her the support I need for the future and to know what signs to look for should she present it later as I know presents differently than boys . Thank you again

You've made two posts but don't mention this on the other one??? Your pediatrition has seen her what are you worried about has there been regression? Have you anxiety?

she doesn't need support now. Nobody will assess your child on the NHS without presenting with certain rex flags and you won't be given support when she doesn't need it. My teen is currently for an asd assessment as there are multiple areas of need and she cannot even attend school anymore. The waiting list is 5-6 years long. If you expect an assessment and help for a perfectly fine developing toddler without any area of need, you really need to give your head a wobble. And I mean that kindly. is anxiety sometimes which affects you in other ways,? Sounds like you could deal with a bit of support and that is fine!

even if she has ASD, you get assessments and help when needed. There is nothing, absolutely nothing anyone can do now given she is doing fine. Just enjoy her.