AIBU? 18 months, autism?

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Anyone have experience of their little ones being like this and caught up?

My little boy is 18 months, but was 2 months early so should only be 16 months- he’s not pointing, waving and has no words yet.

But he’s so social in other ways, responds to name, claps if you clap, gets excited when visitors like grandparents come round, follows his sister around, plays with toys appropriately for age.. ( like will move cars like a car ), has no issues with textures, foods, no stimming or any unusual repetitive behaviours.

He’s been referred to ENT as audiologists says he has glue ear.

It’s as if when I wave, he finds it funny rather than wanting to copy and say bye? ( although he’s done it once a week or so ago to his nanny when she left )

He’s so physical, can ride a scooter and loves climbing / running. My daughter was the opposite, couldn’t jump until 3 but could say words early.

I’m a little worried, but health visitor said they will follow up when he is 2 years old. AIBU worrying about it?

Yes you're being unreasonable. He's basically 16 months and he can't hear. He's just not going to develop the speech easily if he's struggling to hear certain pitches or at all. Re the waving, that's not late, he sounds fine.

I wouldn't worry just yet. He's still only developmentally 16 months so none of what you've described is unusual. Keep encouraging lots of interaction and wait until 2 year check

Maybe he waves at nanny because she's actually leaving. When you do it he sees it as a game.
My daughter said very little until she was 2. She suddenly began talking in complete sentences a week before her audiology appointment. No issues, just couldn't be arsed before then. Got everything she wanted by pointing, and her big brother did the talking.

Yes yabu. totally normal especially being 2 months premature.

Very normal with children with hearing issues.

I think that’s normal. I have 4 DC. The grammar school going, highest achieving and most sociable of my children didn’t say a word until she was 2.