10 month old not pointing?
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Anonymous
| My 10month old does not point. My friends whose daughter is a month younger than mine was surprised that my daughter wasn't pointing since hers has been for awhile. I asked another friends with an 11month old and she confirmed her son does point. She can wave, clap, shows up toys, can say "mama,dada and hi" babbles a lot. She is not walking yet, doesn't know any baby sign language even though we have tried, and throws huge tantrums when told no. She also is a bit aggresivie she hits and pinches when upset and we are showing her "soft touches" but not much success. Do I need to be concerned with her development? |
Anonymous
| 10 months is early for pointing, saying words, clapping. Check out this questionnaire, which is used to screen for developmental delays: https://www.abingtonhealth.org/app/files/public/4205/FPUD_ASQ-10-mos.pdf |
Anonymous
| My 11 month old is not doing any of the things you mentioned. But he is very socially engaged and I haven't thought to be worried. None of those things are expected at 10 months. |
Anonymous
| Not at all based on what you've said here. |
Anonymous
| This is posted every week!!! Pointing is not a milestone, and definitely not something to be worried about at 10 months. |
Anonymous
This isn't true. It is a milestone, but it's not considered delayed until 18 months. Definitely nothing to worry about at 10 months or even a year for that matter. |
Anonymous
| Point is actually a very important milestone but not considered delayed until 18months like pp said |
Anonymous
| Teach the kid how to point if it concerns you so much. |
Anonymous
No, it's not a milestone. It is one indicia of joint attention/communication skills. It's not like "Oh, kid can point, no autism here!" |
Anonymous
| My son didn't start pointing until 13 months. |