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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is just like yours and he was recently diagnosed with an austism spectrum disorder. Your child might be totally normal, but he might be having issues. [b]The fact that he does not take part in group activities when you take him to classes might be a sign of issues/delays in social skills.[/b] Is your child talking? Initially, I thought my son was just an hyperactive boy until he had speech delays which is when I took him to a developmental pediatrician who diagnosed him with an autism spectrum disorder.[/quote]

If she were talking about her 4 or 5 year old child, this statement would be accurate.  But 18 month olds are not meant to sit still and listen to an adult "teach them" in a "class."  So we shouldn't be surprised when they don't sit there and listen.  Let them do what they do naturally which is to play and move around.  At that age, they shouldn't be expected to do much else.  There is no way that my son would sit there and listen to some random person talk at 18 months old.  He is a perfectly normal 6 year old now.[/quote]

I agree with this.  Not that it's not good to be aware of the signs of autism, but at age 18 months, I feel it's normal to not have a child (boy or girl) take part in a 'group activity'.  [/quote]

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