My daughter is 17 months and I have been suspecting autism for a while now . This are the things she can do :
she can walk independently since 12 months
she has 50 words , plus can link two sentences together
3 ) sleeps through the night since 14 months
she can point , wave and clap
4 ) smiles at us and people
does pretend play and kick a ball
7 ) she responds to her name if not doing other things, like watching tv or making silly face in front of the mirror . Is it normal ??
8 ) she can follow our point
9 ) she follows simple commands: like “ go and get teddy or “stop “ when I tell her to .
no tantrums or if they occurs they last less than a 1 minute
loves animals and but not good with other kids . She look at kids and people and then run away .
plays appropriately with toys
can point at body parts
things she can’t do
can’t climb down the stairs but can go up alone with her feet ( if I try and teach to go down she cries )
she goes stiff when excited and comes out of the bath
not a brilliant feeder ( gag on lumpy food like mashed potatoes, rice and noddles )
she crosses her fingers when tired
she can’t throw a ball or stack up wooden cubes . But can scribble and turn book pages and use a fork .
BIGGEST ONE :
tip toes 50% of the time she learned at 12 months and since the last couple of months she has been tiptoeing when barefoot
I tried to speak to the GP , health visitor till I was blue in the face ( the HV came to see her and said no concerns at all ) , I went private for a ped and nothing .
any advice would be massively appreciated