At what age did your ASD child started talking?

[Sttark]

Our DD is 3 and 3 months. She does say some words on her terms but not clear, she bubbles talking to herself. But doesnt talk yet she is very hyper as well. Losing hope here.

@Ozanj

The preschoolers at my nursery that have diagnosed ASD said first words at 9 mths and you could have back and forth conversations from after 14 mths. They also started recognising letters and numbers from about the same time (9 mths) and are working on a much higher level academically than the other children their age. I don’t see much in the way of social skills development to the toddlers without ASD - in fact one of them is really socially aware and makes friends so easily. So this might become more evident as they get older.

Never seen a child having back and forth conversation at 14 mths. Where do you work. And how did all those kids got ASD diagnosis, if they are all ahead and no different in social development than typicals. What made them autistic?

DS is awaiting assesment, he started talking at the usual age but needed speech therapy. 3 of our girls also had speech therapy though and no asd so I wouldn't count that alone as a sign of asd.