26 month rarely says yes

[Arhumuk]

Hi

Some of you may be familiar with my previous posts with regards to my son and my worry about autism.

Well that is less of a worry these days, as he points to share and looks back to make sure we are looking and request as well as gazing back. His language is coming along with 2 and sometimes three word sentences. Know his number to 10 and his colours all his animals.

Also self aware and can sometimes tell you his name, use "mine" int he right context so there is self awareness.

However HIS RESPONSE TO YES AND NO questions I feel is behind. He will rarely respond to a question with a yes but more with No and that is more in cases when he doesn;t want some this so in the context of me trying to feed him and he pushes my hand away and says no.

"Yes" I've heard only 3 or 4 times. My Niece who is a month younger and can respond to questions how are you and can respond with yes or no to questions.

Should I be overly concerned or will it come with time.

Hi there OP, that's quite a specific concern!

Little ones learn "no" before "yes" and use "no" much much more because it communicates a much stronger message (and emotion!). Unlikely to be something to worry about unless you have other concerns about your child's development or communication.

(SLT here :) )

hi @HappyGoLuckyHippo sorry for the late response. I don't know I think people on here think im mad because of my concerns. But i am concerned because I dont know what to make of my sons progrress. He's passed his 2 year review.

He can respond to questions like what colour is this, or who is this and listens to most of our instructions, However he rarely says yes even nodding yes . He did it today, and 2 days ago when his mum said do you want a creme egg, he shouted "yes" with a smile. but if I say is it nice, do you want to go to the park most of the time no response. Yet he will come out with more complicated sentences like yesterday he came into the kitchen and said "I brought a pillow" and he dragged his pillow with him.

When he gets hurt he comes to us and says "ouchy" and shows us where he is hurt, but the scarcity of yes and no response to general questions means we cant have an interactive conversation.

I don't understand what to make of it.

The other thing I've maintained is that his eye contact isn't as frequent as I would expect again comparing him to other toddlers his age. He does look to us for communicative purposes like when he is unsure, checking back to see if we are following him. And when he points to request or share. But i dont know if comparing him to a girls his age is wrong im not sure it's something that I know is not in my imagination.

Sorry I dont know what advice if any is needed you can give me. I've taken him to a salt when he was 13 months and they dismissed him and a develomental pead at 20 moths and they said he did not score for a referral.

As i said he passed the 2 year ASQ