Hello,
My DS is 16.5 months old and is still isn't pointing which is worrying me a lot lately. I will list down things he does and the things he doesn't do to meet his upcoming 18 month milestone:
Positives
-He imitates everything
-He shares interest by bringing toys and objects like my sunglasses where he tries it on me and himself
-He has good eye contact and is aware of his surroundings such as who walks in and even during times when before DH walks through the door, DS runs to the door when he hears the keys
- He responds to his name let's say 50% of time and the other 50% is when he is busy or concentrating on something else
-Loves his food but has phases where he hates any bumpy things in it if he is teething
- babbles a lot and has a few words such as 'boobie' when he sees me getting dressed, 'foo' when it's mealtime, meow, wack wack when he sees ducks, woooo when he is thirsty meaning water
-Follows my point and looks towards it
-Will look at me if he hears his favourite nursery rhyme
-Seeks praise a lot and loves it when we clap after he has done something that is new to him
-He says "ello" when he hears someone's phone ringing or if he sees my phone lying around, he will pick it up and place it on to his ear and say "ello" and he holds it to my ear as well where I will continue with pretend play
- Haven't witnessed any meltdowns but does have tantrums but he is very easily distracted and he gets on with life immediately after being distracted
Concerns
- No pointing
- Some of his playing is repetitive for example, we were at a friends house recently and he was obsessed with opening and closing the slide doors as it was new to him. He generally loves playing with doors and drawers and prefers it to his toys
- I sometimes feel he doesn't understand but he is bilingual at the same time or on the course of being bilingual
- He stopped waving recently and is very unresponsive to strangers. He turns his head around to avoid looking at strangers if they say hello and he keeps his head turned until he is sure that they are gone
- Won't sit still for games or books and will briefly engage in pat a cake or peekaboo but loves being chased around
I feel he is nowhere near his peers socially and communication wise. His main interests are just being boisterous and destructive. He won't sit down still and is always on the go. The only time he will sit is meal times and that's when he will be whinge so he could free from his high chair.
I would appreciate it if you could let me know if you have any experience in late pointers and how your dc turned out or is this something I should speak to the hv immediately?
Thanks in advance.