I have an 18mo ds who doesn't talk at all. He babbles ah and we sounds but no ma, da, ba sounds at all. I don't know if I should start worrying because with all other areas he's amazing. Eg: cruising at 8 months and walking independently at 10mo. Even the nurse who did his 1yr vaccine was shocked at how well he moved. So the fact he's not even seeming like he's trying to make more sounds is really stressing me out. I really hope I'm just being impatient and that it will happen soon but as he's my only DC I've got no clue what is normal for speech development. What was your DC speech like at this age and should I start looking for help? TIA for any and all help
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Devilsmommy ·
27/03/2024 15:34
FromWalesAndBackAgain · 27/03/2024 15:29
@Devilsmommy a lot of children do not speak at this age and that alone is not an indicator of autism. Also autistic children can meet crawling and waking milestones the same as neurotypical children. It’s really difficult to tell at this age - have you tried completing the M-CHAT questionnaire - that goes through loads of things like eye contact, responding to name, shared interest etc
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