I'm really worried about my 8 month old DD for the following reasons:
- doesn't babble any consonants yet
- makes noises, but doesn't have "conversations" with us
- she won't look at us at close quarters, actually avoids looking at us. She will look at us and smile when we are a few steps away.
- when she is ill she won't look at me either, I thought babies looked to their mums more when they are ill?
- she loves staring at strangers, but never smiles at them
- doesn't like kisses on mouth
- hasn't made any attempts to get moving either by rolling or crawling. She has been sitting up since 5.5 months though.
- she thinks her hands are hilarious. She often amuses herself by waving them in front of her face and opening and closing them. I thought they grew out of this by now?
- she was a rubbish feeder, she was always dropping on & off the latch. Didn't gain weight until I fed her from bottles.
- her head has gone from the 25th centile to the 75th.
- she often put toys over her head
However she does laugh with us when we tickle and throw her and she plays peek-a-boo with us (only if she is doing it though)
Basically I'm worried she is showing signs of autism. I'm worried she may struggle through life although I admit i don't know much about autism.
Do you think I have anything to worry about or am I just over thinking? You can probably tell she's my first and I don't know any other babies to compare her with. I'm seeing the hv on tues, but that seems ages away and it's giving me sleepless nights.
Thanks in advance.