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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter is 8 months old, and showing some developmental delays, especially gross motor (not yet sitting up, not bearing weight on arms/legs, although she does roll over). She's still floppy (we're getting her signed up for early intervention--just waiting for a call back).

She is pretty serious and doesn't smile or giggle that often (especially to herself). My husband and I can get her to smile (she smiles when she sees us and we greet her picking her up from daycare, she smiles when we jump around a bit singing to her, etc.), but it takes EFFORT. She makes eye contact and looks in our direction if we call to her usually. She is very quiet, too, and she doesn't mimic expressions or sounds (although looks at us as if she's studying us intently).

She just got a flu shot and a hep b vaccine and didn't cry at all.

I don't know. Her ped says just wait and see but I'm getting so nervous that something isn't right. According to Dr. Google, she's definitely showing signs of autism (aside from the fact that she makes good eye contact and likes to be held). Does anyone else have similar experiences? I don't even know what I'm looking for here, but I feel very alone and worried. [/quote]

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