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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is normal and demonstrates that the child is imitating you and understands what the vacuum is for. All good things. [/quote]
Not in combination with the other things OP described.[/quote]

OP here- yes I am concerned. What I don’t understand is there are so many autism signs that can be present in neurotypical kids. Like spinning in circles, obsession with certain toys, tv shows or other things, then why are they even listen as signs for autism? I mean should we suspect autism in a kid who has no speech delays but is obsessed with vacuum and loves spinning around in circles? It seems the main distinction is some kind of communication delay and or gross motor delay. [/quote]
Have you sought an evaluation with your county’s early intervention service?[/quote]

Yes he is doing speech therapy which is basically them helping us parents how to get him to talk and how to interact. 
He was diagnosed with expressive and receptive delay at 18 months. Had no words at 18 months and no babbling. Since then he has a few words maybe 10. Still doesn’t understand everything, though there has been an improvement. Like when you say where is x person? He will go to the person but won’t point. You ask him can you say bye and wave he won’t wave. You ask him to say hi to someone he will say hi but then keep repeating hi hi hi hi for a while. That just doesn’t seem normal to me at all. Dr didn’t seem too concerned at his 24 months checkup but when I see kids his age he seems clearly behind by several months. Is he autistic? I don’t know but he is behind and delayed[/quote]

Doesn’t sound like enough progress to me. I would bump up your services to include ABA with a focus on verbal behavior. Home based services at first, if possible. Find a BCBA to provide an ABA Intake Evaluation, see what they have to say.

www.bacb.com[/quote]

W/o ASD diagnosis ABA is pre-mature and exorbitantly expensive (diagnosis opens the door to some insurance reimbursements).[/quote]

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