Is speech and language delay ever -not- autism?

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I have been wondering if DD (17 months) is showing signs of autism, she is not yet saying any words (does babble, but not very wide range of sounds) and has only just started pointing (very occasionally, usually requesting to be picked up) she has never used gestures like waving, but does know some of the actions to songs (wind the bobbin). She has a referral to a paed consultant (but about another issue! Her hypermobility) and I will bring all this up when we get the appointment time, but I am over thinking things and googling a lot in the mean time, and keep coming back to autism.

So, people out there who have more experience - have you a little one who has speech and language delay that is not also on the autistic spectrum?

was lucky to notice ASD in my son and to read about glutton dairy and sugar free diet to bring back my boy.
Symptoms noticed @2.5 years old

1. not responding to name 9 out of 10 times 2)no eye contact
2. only two word doggy n daddy
3. absorbed in a toy , oblivious to surrounding 5)not social 6)hand flapping, walking on toes, drunk behaviour, moving head in repetitive motion 7)looking from the corner of eyes while walking/running
4. tummy soar -gas- wind
5. pulling through finger to get his needs met
6. flickering light switches 11)obsession with lights, stairs 12)no pretend play
7. grunting and funny sounds 14)gnashing teeth
8. biting fingers when agitated 16)laid back and very independent
9. only nursery rhymes and counting but no real words appropriate to situation
10. fussy eater 19)scared from water 20)unhappy in the park,scarf from social situations
11. scratching inner elbows and under knees 22)choked nose runny nose most of time 24)laughing unnessarily,in the middle of night or watching wheels 25)movement or circles ,washing machine,top etc getting excited My son was going to full time nursery since aged 18 months and I spoke to nursery but they did not help him socialise rather I felt he regressed what he had learnt by age 18 months. The changes I had to make to turn around the negative situation.
12. full time home stay
13. gfcf and sugar free diet 3)enriched diet and activities Son was able to concentrate and I could see the fog lifted within a week. Now to develop from where he left 18months I introduced changes
14. removed all musical and blocks toys except cycles
15. introduced trampoline, tent,doll house and painting and writing board, 5)involving him into everything I do, cooking, cleaning etc and playing doll games despite he keeps dropping dolls 6)taking him to the park, giving olive oil massage and bath everyday- gentle massage on back and head . 7)stimulating through taking him to shops,child groups and story times 8)never leaving him alone to do anything he likes (repetitive play) 9)always following his lead and joining in as if I am a sibling
16. giving lots of eye contact and pointing out to the things to show him ( role modelling )
17. rewarding with cookie if he shows good behaviour
18. repeating everything he says and adding words to it
19. tickle time to make him laugh through stimulations
20. playing blink eye or imitation games, such as hang togue etc,imitating him,showing him in the mirror
21. lots of praise on every word used in a new situation
22. telling that mummy is angry, or u r angry, or happy, and actually being angry on repetitive behaviour and telling him it’s bad habit and unacceptable. He gets the vibes and learning, we are the gardeners and we can’t let child grow like a bush (freely) got partner on board and set the boundaries.
23. set examples of me and my partner speaking in looking into eyes and I speaking to other children looking into eyes
24. every eye contact rewarded by a smile- a hug- or a complement that I love u when u see me like this. Results yield:
25. first week of cfdf and sugar free (limited sugar) (I also eliminate mushroom ,Apple ,grapes and apricot, yeast free diet) yeast free because of child was scratching ,son came out of fog and started enjoying bath and park except one occasion when I thought to give up because son was foggy and disinterested and only after analysing his food cupboard found out a cookie was gluten free but not a dairy free.
26. I gained hopes and followed strict diet,made putties of spinach add to his favourite pastas and fed him live bio almond yogurt to help his gut. This worked as a miracle .
27. prayed to Lord Jesus to help me and my son and that led me enlightened to add brain developing food ( cabbage , avocado, vitamin d drops, carrots) as well as lentils, home made wraps of amaranth , corn flour. There was no gas and child ate well , mangos ,berries banana, almond and coconut milk, rice all kind of meat and vegetable with grains beans and lentils, in a texture he likes (pates) and mix with something the child liked. Added ginger,termeric, kalongi (onion seeds) garlic, coriander, mint ( in almost every meal). Turmeric helps with brain memory and garlic ginger onion mint are good for gut cleaning and increasing antibodies and killing viruses (Assumption was if he had got ASD due to MMR vaccination)
28. child started sleeping well – that helped to grow his brain
29. son started to give more eye contact , talk more, repeat things and all the symptoms of ASD disappeared as they were never there.
30. since this fog has delayed his development got a SALT once a week to help and also increased physical activity time from 1 hour to 2 hours park,cycling etc that resulted him reaching the age appropriate milestone for gross motor skills and language skills- kept body warm in cold. Having no runny and choked nose made his brain function well. Now with gods blessings and the online community and parents help who wrote their experiences on blogs, our son is fully normal with no show of any signs from 1-24. He is no more into his own world mainly because I changed his diet as well as environment. I never allow him to sit and play alone( build walls around him to stimulate himself) unfortunately nurseries can’t give your child what u can. And the tip of getting your child back is good cfgf sugar and yeast free ,rich diet, dose of oxytocin and oxygen by taking child to open places,let him run and breath fresh air,massage his body, never ever leave child play alone or play repetitively ( if each effort is not about refining skills it’s building a wall between him and boring environment .always engage, and keep stimulating ,follow the lead and enjoy. I hope this will help your child to realise too that world is not a lonely place and they r wanted and someone can bring them back to real world ,you. Our ASD son wanted him not to be left among toys or nursery ,I sacrificed my six figures salary to bring back my priceless son and I give him what I failed to give him in early years, a gfcf diet n lots of attention .now he is in a mainstream school and absolutely normal.its very hard to keep toddler engaged with you but it’s better to suffer short term than to let child and yourself suffer through the life. The key is cfgf yfsf diet ( home cooked lentils chicken, wraps ) never leave child alone with a toy n lots of physical activities. Wish all the parents good luck . I m superstitious as well , I thought evil eye was causing this,so I pray to God everyday to keep my son safe from all evils. This kept me positive that my son will be fine and thanks be to lord now he is)

@motherwise , your post has really given me inspiration. i know its an old thread but i have been trying to follow ur tips😍

Hello futureMum,
I’ve been scouring the internet for something to relate to.... I realise this thread is old. But your daughter’s description is pretty identical to my own DD. She’s 26months now and we are going to SALT after a referral. I keep wondering about the iron thing? We don’t eat red meat either.

I just wondered if you found any answers?

DS2 had undiagnosed hearing loss due to glue ear. Odd as he'd never had an ear infection, but apparently has tiny tubes.

6 now and still does a lot of 'pardon?' Speech if finally a lot better though

To answer the original question, "Is speech and language delay ever not autism?" yes many many times, because autism is not a speech or language disorder, it's a social communication disorder.