Hi there,
New here, but I wanted to discuss my toddler's development as I have a growing concern about his communication skills for his current age.
My son is now 17 months old, though he was born about eight weeks premature and was also born small at 32 Weeks. Even now he's still playing catch up with his size, still fitting into most of his 9 to 12-month clothes.
In previous appointments with his doctor they have said he's doing well, and at the time were impressed that he had managed to take a few unaided steps. He's now walking around out flat non-stop.
His speech and language is my concern. While he babbles dada and momma and points at things he wants, he never combines a point at me or his mum calling us out specifically. This makes me worry he is simply babbling without context as to what the words mean as he will combine it with other babbles.
He also ignores us for the most part. He can hear, as he will notice songs and people coming in and out of the flat, and smiles at us when he sees us and people he recognises. But if we call his name, he doesn't respond, nor does he seem to notice if we tell him "No" for trying to take things off coffee tables, like zero recognition we said anything.
Should I be, at his age, concerned for his level of speech and language comprehension?