Hello,
I was wondering if someone could offer some insight on my 36 month old child whom I’m concerned is on the spectrum. To avoid an overly long essay, below are the main points:
Concerns:
Late to point at 18 months to show and around 21/22 months to request, still points to request infrequently, doesn’t nod head often
Hand leads often to get us to go somewhere
Visually stims by running and looking to the side, not with her eyes but actually looks to the side using her neck, does it daily throughout the day totalling 1 to 2 minutes
Walks on her toes 40% of the time although it depends a bit on that surface and wether she’s wearing shoes
Learned «you» late at 33 months and still reverses it with «I»
Sometimes «tv talks» by quoting Peppa Pig shows although it appears to be decreasing
A handful when out, not as compliant as I feel she should be and other kids appear although follows direction well.
Positives
Meeting milestones for 36 months
Passes screeners, ASQ, ASQ SE, QChat with good scores
Has around 800 words and can have a short conversations of 2-4 exchanges, asks who, what, where and why questions a bit, answers them as well
Receptive appears ok, can answer agent questions «what animal flies?», her name, gender, age etc...follow two step commands involving going to another floor of the house to get something or ask a family member to perform a task (ie ask her big brother to kill a spider if I tell her to)
Points to show and looks back, gives, shares well, reaches and waves at people all unprompted
Prétend play is good, makes toys talk to each other and has little scenarios
Potty trained for peeing completely, must be brought for BMs
Likes other children although has not played with them much yet due to not being in daycare
Sleeps and eats fine although not a fan of veggies
Knows all colours, shapes and alphabet
Thanks in advance for input.