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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pointing at something and labeling is the start of joint attention. The gesture of pointing is to show you something which is what joint attention is or well the early stages of it. My ex husband is a developmental pediatrician. Our daughter was a late pointer. My husband considers it the single most important milestone for determining delays in communication. Our daughter pointed at 18 months and had a language delay but with speech therapy to work on the non verbal and joint attention, she was able to catch up by kindergarten. It is a big deal and should never ever be ignor d. Please contact your counties EI services for an evaluation. (Sorry for any errors- typing on a phone)[/quote] OP- thank you, good to get an expert take. I'm going to call EI tomorrow and get a screening set up- if it's nothing then great, but if we can benefit from therapy then I want to get it started asap while the brain is very young and flexible.[/quote]
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