Signs of autism?

[DaddyB86]

Hi there,

Wondering if anyone can help. My daughter’s development is significantly behind other babies we know and when I have googled the issues she is having everything online is pointing to autism. She is 12 months old and the main things we have noticed are:

1. Stares blankly into space for approx 30 seconds and it is impossible to get her attention

1. Communication behind (speech, pointing, responding to name, clapping and waving)

Note she never responds to her name. You could say it 20 times and she won’t turn. She has had severe eczema and we thought that may have impacted her development but we are unsure.

Our daughter had her hearing checked and it is normal. Should we go to the doctors or are we over the top first time parents?

Thank you

I'm not sure things like eczema are signs of ASD but I think that you are right to have some concerns over her development. It's probably too early to get her assessed for ASD but I'd do this progress checker from Talking Point and see what they advise.

As for the the Eczema, have you managed to find out what's causing it? Both mine and my DSis can get it through CMPA.

you can get her check for asd it is not early at least they would give you appointment . my son got his first appointment when he is 12 months old pbviosuly they cant say anything for certain but at least they put him on the system and they called us nearly a year later again.