18 months no speech no gestures will he ever speak!!

[Roblox19]

Anyone any experiences of 18 months old very sociable happy loving toddler loves giving hugs and kisses some understanding - (No, to come, bedtime, knows rhymes) but babbles only no words at all also no gestures no clapping pointing or waving but during rhymes with clap my hands together. Good with taking turns with toys. No big tantrums. Eye contact fine Suspected ASD due to lack of gestures mainly! Will he ever speak if he doesnt point or have words at 18m ? I know nobody can answer that but if anyome had similar experiences i would love to know how your childs doing now PLEASE!

@HeyDuggeesFavouriteSquirrel that's so kind of you, thank you. I have sent you a message

How's your LO doing? Can you please update?

I totally understand your worries. I became concerned about ds at 15 months and everyone around me thought I was being ridiculous. He had delayed gesture and pointing as well as delayed speech and sensory issues. He did start doing all those things, speech kicked off at 23 months. I got him into a research study at 25 months led by a speech and language therapist using a programme called SCIP (social communication in preschoolers) it has been very beneficial. He is now nearly 3 and talking in sentences, able to communicate emotions, uses gestures and does joint attention and joint play. We are awaiting an ASD assessment and I’m predicting he will be diagnosed but need little support except for transitions and sensory needs.

Thank you so much for responding! I am glad he is doing great! I am a FTM and so concerned about my LO. It's confusing because he engages, is social, loves people, makes good eye contact etc but some days I feel like I see some many of the "signs" it's driving me crazy. Best wishes to you and your little one 🧡

Any updates @Roblox19?
my son is very similar and I’m worried sick. He’s 18m, born at 36 weeks. Slow to achieve milestones and now no speech, just babbles and no gestures apart from clapping. Just started taking steps but won’t do more than 4/5 steps. My first born was early hitting all their milestones and an early talker. Finding it so hard to not compare.

I feel exactly the same!

@Roblox19 how is your little boy

@Newmama232 hi, he has been diagnosed with ASD & still non verbal. Still no pointing. Sorry couldnt give you a more positive outcome. Hes a very happy lovely little boy though. And we see improvements every day xx