I am the mom of a 24 month old girl who I highly suspect she is on the mild side of the spectrum. I live in the Uk and we don’t have levels here . She doesn’t have issues communicating her needs and can answer what’s, where’s , who’s simple questions . She has good joint attention and good receptive and expressive language for a 2 year old . She can put 2/3 words together that are spontaneous. She sleeps like a champ and rarely has a tantrum ( if she does it doesn’t last more than 10 minutes ) . Understands “Come here” and “Sit down” • Identifies several body parts • Follows one-step commands during play • Understands some early prepositions she understands on ) • Finds familiar objects not in sight • Chooses familiar objects from a group on request • Understands familiar action words • Attends to and identifies familiar pictures What has concerned me for a while now it’s the following list . - Always the need to carry objects in her hand - She doesn’t like dirt on hands but doesn’t mind playing with mud and sand - Struggling in social settings like coffee shops , she shakes and gets excited and doesn’t stay still - Anxious around her peers but always tries to fit in - When meeting a new person she starts using jargon and singing nursery rhymes. - Toe walking that has been going for 12 months now Now , I have expresses these concerns with the GP and HV on multiple occasions . In November , the HV put a referral for the community paediatrician forward and a couple of weeks ago we got a text saying that our application was rejected on the basis that’s this is typical development and we should continue to expose her to social settings . My hands are tied at the moment short of going private as I am the only one who thinks this is atypical . It is causing a lot of friction with my husband and family and I am starting to doubt my own mind . I realise she is very young but I’d like to hear from any parents who can give me any advice or point me in the right direction ☺️.