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[quote=Anonymous]My 3rd child is verbal, but she would literally shut down any time a stranger (adult or peer) approached her or tried to interact with her. I kept thinking she was just painfully shy until I realized she never warmed up to most people, period. There were other things that led to her diagnosis: Fleeting eye contact, lack of pretend play, imaginative play, repetitive speech, repetitive play, restricted interests, rigidity. She's not my first to be diagnosed with autism, so around 26 months I realized that she too was on the spectrum. I would definitely get an evaluation done. It could well be just speech delays, but if you find a lot of behaviors that differ from the norm and it is pervasive, he might be on the spectrum. It's not unusual for a non-verbal child to be shy, as the child lacks the ability to interact, so either way I would have him checked out. [/quote]
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