| My 17 Month Old - Help Please
Im not sure if anyone here can help me and I hope that noone minds me asking these questions, but im concerned about my 17 month olds development.
The biggest worry we have with him at the moment is his lack of talking. He has only one word, Hi, which he says all the time and it is accompanied by a wave. When I say he says it all the time, its more often than not out of context and he is likely to say it to walls, his dinner etc etc
We took him to a Developmental Paediatrician who has referred us to a Speech Pathologist. The Paed isnt interested in seeing him again until he is 2 and only if things havent improved, which was reasonably comforting. The Speech Pathologist spent an hour and a half assessing him and she has given us some ideas to help to get him to talk, which we've had no success with so far, though it has only been a few days. I dont necessarily trust the diagnosis of these two people, hence the reason I am on these boards.
I am concerned with my sons lack of attentiveness to people (even the Speech Pathologist commented that he is more interested in things than in people) and also his almost lack of pointing. When I say almost, he points at things he is interested in (puppy dogs, fireworks etc) but doesnt look to see if I or his Father is looking at the same thing.. If that makes any sense. So while he is technically pointing at things, im concerned that it may not count as sharing that thing.
He doesnt answer to his name very often (maybe 20% of the time) but will always turn to look if we say "Whats this?".. His hearing is fine, it has already been checked.
He claps hands, plays peek a boo, hi -5's and copies some sounds, just no words as yet. He is very interested in turning toys that have wheels over and spinning the wheels. Initially, he would do this with the toy 90% of the time but as hes gotten older, its has reduced somewhat. He now plays appropriately with the toy most of the time, though the spinning of the wheels is still a phase.
He doesnt toe walk, hand flap or spin.
Does anyone think that I could be looking at one or more red flags here? How often is a Developmental Paediatrican and a Speech Pathologist wrong with their diagnosis?
I thank everyone in advance for their time in addressing my concerns, im only days away from giving birth to our sons sibling and the worry is just about killing me.
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