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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I was perusing this forum because I have some concerns about my 12 month old, and both your initial post and your follow-up after the evaluation really make me think I need to have my son evaluated. (His pediatrician mentioned at his 12 month appt that if we didn't see some language development at his 15 month appt that he'll be referred, so this has already been on my mind.)

Right now, DS babbles a bunch but it's mostly the same few sounds (mostly vowels, some consonants), and he says dadadada and mamamama but they're not specific to DH or me; he says dadadada to everything.  He does not have much receptive language.  He knows his name, but I don't think he knows the name for any object (maybe bottle, but not sure).  He does not bring things to us, he does not point (though he does reach for things he wants that are out of his reach), he doesn't shake his head no.  He claps often, but only waves occasionally, and doesn't do it at the right times.  He loves to play and wants us with him, but he doesn't play interactively (doesn't roll a ball, doesn't share a toy or try to get us interested in it).  He does very well with eye contact, and like OP's child is very social - he loves seeing other kids and wants to be around them, and loves to smile at adults who pay attention to him.  He does not have much separation anxiety, and only one fear at the moment - he grabs on to me more tightly when we go down the stairs.  Gross motor wise he seems pretty typical - he rolled both ways by 4 months, began crawling and sitting well independently around 8 months, has been pulling to standing for a few months, cruises very well now and is experimenting with trying to take a few steps on his own.  He had feeding issues through about 10 months (could only do super smooth purees without gagging/vomiting), but he's doing a lot better with eating now (still pushes some food out, like beans, rice, ground beef, steak), but he doesn't seem to dislike flavor so it may be a texture issue.

DS was born a little early - 38 weeks by emergency c due to fetal distress.  It was a high-risk pregnancy, and we were borderline IUGR diagnosis due to slowed growth starting at 31 weeks and a small head measurement.  DS's head is still very small - 5th percentile, and it's been at 5-10th percentile since birth.  His head is not proportionate; he is 60th percentile for height and 50th for weight.

I guess my question is... does it seem like there is a reason to evaluate, and if so, should I call the pediatrician to get a referral for an evaluation now, rather than waiting until his 15 month appt?  It seems like if there's a potential issue, it doesn't do much good to wait... but of course I'm new to all of this, and don't know whether DS might just be a bit behind the curve and will catch up on his own in the next few months.

Any feedback that experienced parents could provide would be extremely helpful.  Thank you.[/quote]

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