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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't wholly rely on a regular pediatrician to be able to catch a developmental delay. So if your annual check-up wasn't revealing, you really should go to a developmental pediatrcian.

Our regular pediatrician flat out told me that my son's arm flapping was nothing to worry about, even at three years old. He has since been diagnosed as ASD and his flapping is now worse. I'm just saying that if it's a concern, get it checked by a specialist.

And fwiw, my ASD son makes good eye contact and is very affectionate and engaging with family so it was hard for me to see it until the picture became clear from his pre-k teacher reporting that he didn't interact properly with other children. [/quote]

And, we had the opposite experience.  Developmental ped made a huge stink about features my son had, such as poor eye contact, some flapping (but he will stop if you say stop), spinning (he was in gymnastics at the time), lining up toys, and other stuff.  Now, a few years later, none of the signs are there.

I would be concerned, but if OP is doing speech, hopefully 2-3 times a week, except ABA there isn't anything more that can be done.  ABA is not necessary for speech delayed kids and if you have the wrong person, can do more harm than good.

But, I agree don't rely on a regular pediatrician.  However, be careful with developmental peds as they don't specialize in speech issues.[/quote]

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