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17 month old

Stef - posted on 10/18/2010 ( 4 moms have responded )

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I may just be over reacting(which everone tells me I am) but I am concerned about some of the things my 17 month old does and if they are eairly warning signs.. I have talked to my doctor a few times about it and he assures me that there is nothing wrong with her and with him being a diacnotician(i cant spell it) he said there are warning signs starting at 6 months.. My daughter has hit all her milestones pretty much on time( she walked a little late at 13 months). She has always made eye contact, smiled, mimics, interacts very well with others, understands whats being said to her, understands how to feed, hug and kiss a baby, points, comunicates threw body language, answers to her name most of the time and is very social.. My concerns are her speech(she knows a ton of words but only uses a few regularly: no, byebye, nuk nuk, num num, mama, dada, up, keys) and she babbles alot but you cant understand her.. She also throws fits when told no or taken away from stuff. She arches her back sometimes when we try to place her in her carseart, Has a problem sleeping threw the night sometimes and when we try to put her down for her nap, she also opens and closes her hands quickly when she wants something or gets upset.. She walked on her toes sometimes when she first started walking but doesnt do it anymore.. I may be way off base with this(which everyone tells me I am) But it has been a fear/concern of mine since meeting my autistic cousin(who is the most wonderful little boy).. I am sorry to bother your chat..

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Julie - posted on 10/19/2010

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there is an AS disorder called PDDNOS (pervaisive developmental disorder not otherwise specified) there's also asperger's as well as varying levels of autism I'd wager on a cases of asperger's syndrome or PDDNOS. Something isn't quite right; she could also be not autistic but have major tendencies for...there's also abunch of misc. speech disorders ( my other son had just such a speech delay for nor 'real' reason until he was age 4 when he finally started talking

Stef - posted on 10/19/2010

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My daughter does not have any routines that we or she has to follow.. I also know that what a mother thinks is best but I have also had alot of issues being concerned about something being wrong with my daughter( I swore she was having serziers when she was a baby and she wasnt)..

Debbie - posted on 10/18/2010

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Stef, I know how you feel. I'm also worried about my 17mth old. I have a 3 1/2 yr old with adhd and high functioning autism, and now my 17mth old is displaying early warning signs that my 3yo did. He doesn't have the hyperactivity that my 3yo does, but he will sit and bang his head on his high chair, he has to have things in a set routine or he will have a tantrum (eg: when he's breast feeding, he always has to finish on the right hand boob. If I start him on the right hand side, then try to finish him on the lefthe will kick and scream and pull at my shirt until he has another feed from the right hand side. This isn't something that I've done with him, as I always start the feed from the side that feels the fullest). He also has major tantrums, is obsessed with water, and he doesn't talk yet, except for a few little words (mum, dad, tra-tra (that's what he calls his brother), bye). Luckily for us, we have taught both of our kids sign language, and my little man knows about 20 signs, so we can still communicate pretty well. I had a mini-assessment done on him at the place my eldest goes for his early intervention sessions, and they said that a parent knows their child best, and that if I think there is a problem then there probably is. With this in mind, we have now changed his diet so that it reflects that of his older brother (gluten free, casein (dairy) free diet), as this has made some major changes to his diet since we implemented it several months ago. Hopefully it will help here as well.

I will also briefly share the story of my 3yo. I knew from the time he was 18 mths old that he had a problem, and that he wasn't like other kids. I questioned doctors and child health nurses about it, only to be told that he was "just being a boy" and that "he will grow out of it", or, the worst one of all for me, "all kids are like that".. It used to really irritate me because, deep down, I just knew something was wrong. So I kept pushing and pushing, and I finally got someone to listen to me when he was 2 1/2. After that, he was diagnosed firstly by a teacher at the early intervention centre, then by a psychologist, and then by a paediatrician. I'm so glad I stuck to my guns, because now we can get help for him early, and he has a good chance of recovering from this. We have already made some major changes to his behaviour in less than 1 year, so I am very hopeful for his future.

If you are really concerned, you need to keep on pushing the issue, because no-one knows your child like you do. Good luck!

Natasha - posted on 10/18/2010

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it may be a good idear if your main worry is the speach to get her hearing looked at and check for toung tie and go see a speach theropest (my spellings not the pest too ) she sound like she will be fine

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