My DS2 is 16 months old and today my mum said she's noticed that he never looks anyone in the eye, that he's not very vocal for his age and that sometimes he completely blanks people.
Now im worrying, is it normal that at 16 months the only 2 words he can say are "hiya" and "dad"?
Is it normal that, although he looks at people, its very rare that he actually looks anyone in the eye? In fact, he only ever looks me in the eye, not his dad or anyone else, and i only notice it because its so rare he does it that i notice it every time.
He also hates strangers, but not just in a way where he looks a bit wary, but he gets hysterical, i gave somebody a lift the other day and they where sat in the back with him, he's never seen them before and as soon as they looked at him he was in hysterics.
He also completely ignores most people, wont even look if anyone says his name (unless its me and occasionally his dad)
Is all this normal behaviour for his age? I cant remember what DS1 was like at that age, neither can my mum but she thinks he should be more vocal by now (he doesnt really 'babble' either, he's pretty quiet) and said he has never looked her in the eye, he usually just looks in her direction but sometimes right through her.