Guest guest Posted April 17, 2010 Report Share Posted April 17, 2010 Maybe I am just overkill worried since having one child with autism increases the chances for sibs, but I am getting concerned about my little one who just turned one year old. I know it is really early to be worried. He has met most of his milestones but just barely. He was using maybe four or five gestures, but now he only uses one or two. This worries me as my eldest started out with gestures and lost all of them by 18 months. He is kinda babbling I guess but it is not complex babbling. It is still OOOOOO or AHHHHHHH with an occasional ba. Very few consonants and no words. The most alarming is he very rarely responds to his name. He also is displaying sensory sensitivities, and wildly flaps his arms and crawls in little circles. My eldest was diagnosed so late, that I can't remember if he was remotely like this as a baby or not. What do you guys think? The ped is concerned yet, should I push for an EI referral anyway? He does seem plenty interested in other people but so is my eldest. I'm not sure, but I think I might have posted before on here when he was younger about his back arching and some other earlier problems. Also, does anyone know if rapid head growth is still an early indicator. I read some articles online but the doctor has never said anything about it. His head size started in the 20th percentile at birth and he is now in the 95th percentile for head size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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