12 month old pointing question?

[Countryside14]

My DD is one next week. I was wondering about her pointing. She does point and has done for about 8 weeks. Sometimes she'll do it at a dog or her doll, things that she recognises and sees daily and I say yes that's you doll or that's the doggy. Then other times she seems to do a quick point where I don't really know what she's looking at. My worry is she doesn't always look at me when she's pointed so as to get my attention to whatever she's looking at. I've read that it can be a concern if they don't show joint/shared attention.

Is it a bit young to be concerned and will that come in time?

Yeah I think it's a bit young to be worrying, I think the pointing/shared interest thing is linked a lot with their language skills. But I'm no SALT just in my own experience. DD was speech delayed spoke her first word shortly after turning 2, she didn't point until around 20months and only pointed to communicate when her speech started to develop. She's still not a big pointer, but shouted 'look look' for shared interest, from she learnt to say the word.

DS is 19months his words have been coming from 171/2 months and he has recently started using a point with 'dis dis' (this) when he wants something, but will not point at something to show shared interest IYSWIM.

They can show shared interest at a younger age by 'checking in' with you. So if they get a new toy that they are excited about, a glance in your direction to say 'mummy look' is classed as shared interest.

Anyway what I'm long-windedly trying to say is do not worry

Thank you.

I've read that not pointing or meaningless pointing is a reg flag to worry so got a bit worked up about it.

She'll try and share her food with me sometimes when she's eating or chuck her toys out the bath as she knows I'll pick them back up and looks at me after she throws them out. This becomes a game then. Is that shared/joint attention?

Dd is 13 months and not really pointing yet. I get lots of other interaction so that's fine.

Yes countryside that all sounds good, I'd say you are just hung up on one little detail that you have read. Easy done I've been there myself, we parents are built to worry, worry and then worry some more! Relax and enjoy your DD

My DD was never much of a pointer. She was on target for every other milestone and doesn't have ASD.

Thanks everyone. I do worry, a lot! In fact I've started on some meds to try and help. Fingers crossed it does x