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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. Needing to press buttons and turn knobs on the toaster oven repeatedly every single day. He cant reach the toaster oven so will ask to be picked up so he can do that. Started doing this a few months ago but still does it. I find it worrisome. 
2. Not needing or wanting to show new toys (while opening gifts) to his parents. Had a recent birthday and while my sister and nephew helped him open his gifts, he never looked at me or DH after seeing the new toy nor did he bring it us to show them.

There are other issues too like speech delay and lack of pointing but the doc is not concerned.

Anyone else’s 24 month old doing this?
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Sounds like your child has similarities to my child. Our developmental ped told us during our Autism assessment that if you even have an inkling that something is going on, to just go ahead get it checked out. Honestly, in the meantime, I would get your child on the waitlist for Children’s and KKI as soon as possible if you decide to go that route vs. private route. Waitlists can be long. You can always pull your child off the waitlist at any time, but don’t wait too long to put your child on it. If there is a dx, there is a possibility of waiting a good while for services. The wait adds up and a lot of precious time is lost. I hear what your pediatrician is saying, but I urge you to get a second opinion or an assessment done. Another person recommended reaching out to early intervention for your area and I agree. They probably won’t be able to diagnose your child with certain things, but if they see he has a delay in speech or OT they will at least be able to get you started on those services. They may also recommend you to seek further testing if they see any red flags. Best of luck! [/quote]

Sorry, I didn’t mean to say “delay in speech and OT”…I meant to say delay in speech or things that would require OT such as fine motor skills etc. in which case they offer speech therapy or occupational therapy.[/quote]

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