Am I being hysterical again or does my DS really have autism symptoms

[margobambino]

My DS is 2 months, able to make good eye contact, social, initiates communication with people etc. He says quite a lot words and 2-3 words sentences too.
However, since he was 7-8 months he likes to spin objects and enjoys watching spinning objects. He started respondin his name at approximatelly 6 months. However, nowadays, he usually does not respond when we call him. When I tell him something after his name he does it for example brings me something but if I only call his name, he doesn't look at me most of the times. I was reading some information on the internet and then noticed that he sometimes walks on his tiptoes too. Plus he is afraid of vacuum cleaner. I spent all my weekend on the internet reading and searching, and really not sure whether I should be worried or not. Obviously I am worried but is this another depressive/anxious/hysterical state or am I right to feel worried.
Please help.

Sorry he is 20 months, 0 is missing above.

Does he engage in pretend play?

[http://www.paains.org.uk/Autism/chat.htm look here for simple test]]

Yes he pretends eating out of toy pans, drinking from toy cups, pretends talking with toy or real phones to his grandmother, etc.
He likes hide and seek, peekaboo, etc too.

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All of the things you mentioned sound exactly like a normal 2 year old (I assume you meant 2 yrs not 2 months).

Does he point at things?
Does he push a car around, pop bubbles etc?

If you're worried, see your GP but from what you said, this doesn't seem like anything out of the ordinary.

We did CHAT with my husband, he does not meet any criteria. I mean all answers are Yes, I shouldn't worry according to CHAT. But I am still worried.

your DS sounds perfectly normal,my DD still does some of this stuff and she's nearly 4. Have had concerns over her behaviour, but more tantrum and aggression related.

Although this seems to be controlled by making her have a sleep as she still gets tired.

Don't worry, but give you health visitor a call for reassurance

Then see your GP

I did not mean 2 months but was trying to say 20 months, sorry.
I would really appreciate your experience with normal children spinning objects, tiptoeing sometimes and not responding their names. And he also likes to flash the toilet a couple of times a day, according to a web site this can be a symptom too.

both my DD's don't always respond to name (they get engrossed in other things, or get so used to my voice they don't hear it).

My DD is also obsessed with not having sticky hands etc.

IMO I would ring your health visitor as she willcome to your house and do a few checks to help ease your worries.

Yes points at everything noawadays and push acar too. I don't know what popping bubbles is?

The HV I believe discharged us long time ago. Are we supposed to have a HV at 20 months?

You can see HV any time you request. Just give them or your local surgery a ring to request a visit. That's what they are there for.

sorry that sounded patronising didn't mean it like that

Popping bubbles - when you blow bubbles, does he follow them with his eyes? Does he chase them?

If you really are worried, talk to your GP.

i worried myself silly for years with ds1.
he is strange, i must admit, but certainly not autistic now- he's 5.5yrs

he behaved very strangely for yrs, but is slowly becoming more "normal" over a period of tme.

he had no imaginary play at all until about 3months ago and now is telling all sorts of made up stories and stuff.

my advice is to enjoy him and wait. he sounds ok, nothing too dramatic.

Children are here to worry us

Thanks supperbunny, I believe he would follow them, but whe haven't been blowing bubbles for long. When he was 14 months we tried, he did follow them but the machine was producing lots of bubbles and he was a bit scared too. We haven't done it since then.
Thanks MrsPurple for the advice, it wasn't patronising at all.
Any other experiences??

Why are you so worried about this? Everything you mentioned sound perfectly normal - what is making you think something is not right?

BTW I work/ help/ play with autistic 3 and 4 year olds twice a week. My DS (3) is not autistic but does all the things yours does.

Thanks oopsagain. I have been feeling worried about one thing after another since I had him. He is my first baby, I am an only child and had no close relatives with young children. So I am really truly lost in the circles and the worries of motherhood. This morning I was so sure that he was autistic and cried almost all day when he is not with me. In the evening spoke to a friend of mine who has 4 yeasr old son and she reassured me that DS is normal. Then I read other websites and now seeking reassurance in the middle of a night again.

Thanks Supperbunny, I mentioned about my theory of "why I am worried" above
Does your DS spinning objects and not responding his name? Tiptoe walking? Literally everything that my DS does. If he does, it may help me to sleep tonight and feel abit less anxious until I speak to GP or HV.

Um, ok...

Do you take him to toddler groups or to play with other children? I think if you saw similarly aged children, you would see for yourself that he is just like everyone else.

Are you ok? Do you have PND or anything? Because, without wanting to appear mean, you sound very anxious. We all worry about our DC but when your worrying prevents you from enjoying them, I think it needs to be dealt with.

stop worrying and go see HV. I had same worries of DD2 a few months back, re behaviour etc. Drove to point of looking up every possible child behaviour problem and thinking she had them all.

Most internet stuff is for advice only, you can drive yourself demented with it.

Alot of stuff written on child behaviour is normal stuff they do anyway, it's just the odd thing that would stand out.

Been where you are Margo,for your own sanity please ring HV tomorrow hope I don't sound patronising again

sweetheart, it does sound like you are unusually anxious. is there any reason for that, do you think? are you confident in your abilities as a mother?

If he was doing only one of them I wouldn't be worried. Just the combination of those makes me more worried.