13 months still no gestures..

[hol92]

My little girl is now 13 months and still isn’t pointing , waving or clapping, I have a 2 1/2 year old who is autistic and I keep worrying she may be too. Saying that she babbles all of the time and is very interactive with us (also answers to her name etc.) all things my little boy never did and still doesn’t, did anyone else’s little one take there time with gestures?

Thank you

Mine didn't do any of those gestures regularly until he was about 18 months old. Though he still can't talk at just over 3yo and is on the pathway for autism assessment. But tbh I don't think 13 month olds do those things yet anyway

Has she had her 12 month check yet @hol92?

Pointing is an 18 month old skill. I wouldn't expect a 13 month old to do it. I don't believe its on the 12 month checklist.

Sing if your happy and you know it a few times a day and help her to physically clap her hands at the right time. That is how I taught my son to clap. It took weeks but now he claps all the time. My son also started pointing around 19 months. He hardly waves but we are working on it.