Hi group
Nearly 22 months little girl .
What she can do
- follow my point and use all the gestures
- 100 plus words with two words string together .
- She never elopes and always follow commands when outside
- She can identify things in books and family photos correctly
- She can answer simple questions with yes or no .
- Follow simple commands like : stop , wait for mummy and no
- Answer positively to simple instructions and questions : feed dolly or brush dolly’s teeth , pick up that you and bring it to mummy , bath time ( she runs to the bathroom)
- She pretends cook and brings us books to flick through/ read , bring dolly for a walk and pretend mix with a tea cup . She is very gentle with dolly and gives a Cuddle all the time .
- She is very affectionate and her tantrums never lasts more than a few seconds when alone
- Sleeps through the night since she was 12 months .
- She brushes her own teeth and can point to all of her and our body parts
I am wondering if what I am about to list is cause for keeping an eye on .
- she started walking at 12 months on the dot and started tip toeing on and off since she was 15 months ( doesn’t do it with shoes ) . We have taken to an orthopaedic and he gave the all clear
my little one is now about to turn 22 months and after a chat with the HV she has been referred to a developmental paediatrician . The reason being that socially she is very withdrawn. I am gonna give some examples: she is a very easy baby to raise except when in social situations where whilst waiting in line for the playgroup to open she has meltdowns with kicking which she never does when in calmer settings or alone . She also gets easily overwhelmed by being in coffee shops . She gets all rigid and shaky and can’t stay still whilst at home she is perfectly relaxed sitting with us , listening to stories etc . She doesn’t cover her eyes or hears so not bothered by the noise but she is too keenly aware of confined environments. Now when people outside interacts with her she says hello and looks at the them and smile so the HV and I agree that there is no clear picture here . I have looked into SPD but it is always connected with autism and the HV thinks she doesn’t meet the criteria ( she has no eating problems , no texture or noise issues ) She doesn’t have any rigid behaviours or hyper-fixations , nor is she bothered by other kids when in groups but she parallel plays , but socially she is clearly behind . I have heard of a book called the highly sensitive child . Anyone recommends it ?