Does not responding to name always mean autism
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Anonymous
| My 22 months old non-verbal son Does not responding to his name ! Does not responding to name always mean autism? I don't see any other symptoms except responding to name and non-verbal(have around 20 words).He has good eye contact, smiles at others , no repetitive/restrictive behavior, pointing well, no other symptoms.His hearing test are good.Getting ST without any luck! |
Anonymous
| No, it can mean many things, but if child is not verbal, its probably a receptive language issue (and expressive). ST gives kids the tools they need when they are ready to talk but you cannot force a child to talk. They do it in their own time. |
Anonymous
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Of course not. If it is autism it's not the end of the world either.
Get your kid's hearing checked at an ENT. |
Anonymous
Read the post. Hearing was checked. |
Anonymous
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Does he have 20 words or is he non verbal? Because 20 words at 22 months with no other red flags is not alarming
-sped teacher |
Anonymous
| Thanks! His hearing is fine! I agree that Autism is not the end of the world , but I am trying to get the exact issue so that we can treat/focus accordingly! |
Anonymous
He says words randomly and may not repeat words he used again. Sometimes he just imitates word said by others ,he don't know what it means and never repeats. 20 words includes every word he said so far at least once.Let me list words he used mom, dad, dog, up, down, round, cat( he means what he says) . Happy, this , good ,clean (he doesn't know what it means). I am not sure if it is 20 , but 10-15 for sure! |
Anonymous
| Agree with getting hearing checked by ENT. Friend did huge work up for son. Was told his hearing was fine and wasn't verbalizing. Went through lots of therapy, rtc. etc. Went to ENT. Problem was hearing, incorrectly diagnosed as ok at beginning. |
Anonymous
Only symptoms are non/less verbal and not responding to name. He responds to songs and funny/animal sounds |
Anonymous
Do you mean to say we should get second opinion for hearing ? |
Anonymous
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How does he let you know what he wants?
What happens if you give him a choice of two things (and you know he prefers one of them). How does he let you know which he wants? Also, is there another language spoken at home? How many consistent words? Does he have any things that he always says for the same thing? Could be a word approximation or a made up combo of sounds that he always uses for the same thing. nickname for person or pet? combo of sounds for favorite snack or drink? Lovey toy? |
Anonymous
He'll drag adults to item. He'll hand over the blanket if he wants to swing! Tries to grab the thing (if he can't grab points hand to thing).He does pointing with index finger for people, things, sky , fan etc. .We speak 2 languages at home. Consistent words around 5.
No |
Anonymous
| This kid is normal. |
Anonymous
| Not OP, but same situation here. My 18 months old boy does not respond to his name, good eye contact, great gross/fine motor skills, loves pretend play/human interaction/greeting people, and only has few words. We speak 3 languages at home, and he grabs things by himself, and rarely doing the pointing (he does point at moon/star/bird/dog in the sky once in a while). His pediatrician refer us to do autism screening because mainly he does not respond to his name & not pointing enough. May I ask how ENT do the hearing test for toddler because my little one cries hysterically & not cooperating everytime at doctor office? |
Anonymous
| PP ! They know how to do hearing at ENT , I am not sure how they do it because my spouse took my son for testing. |