Hi, my 2 yo has just been referred to SALT although I'm not expecting an appointment any time soon as we've been told waiting lists are very long in our area. However, he's also been 'red-flagged' for repetitive behaviours and possible developmental delays, which worry me more and have left me a bit confused.
He will do things like spin his pushchair around for 20-30 minutes at a time, roll it back and forth to watch the wheels, line up all his toy cars again and again and stare at and touch the wheels of parked cars in the street. He's also demonstrated that he doesn't recognise shapes and colours yet (he can't catagorise objects into these groups when prompted), didn't begin pointing until 20 months and his nursery have said that he's withdrawn and often refuses to participate in group activities. I've been told that all of these things combined with a speech delay will probably lead down an ASD assessment route if they persist.
However, at home he seems a different child. He makes good eye contact, laughs, smiles, plays with his older sibling, takes turns, gives hugs and kisses, plays peek-a-boo, shows us objects that interest him, watches for our reactions to things etc... basically all things that are considered 'typical' of a 2 yo.
I just don't know what to make of what I've been told and now I feel like I'm over-analysing his behaviour! Has anyone had a toddler with similar behaviours? Did they turn out to be NT or ND?