My daughter turns 3 in a few weeks. I have talked with my pediatrician about the possibility of autism, and she does not believe my daughter has it. To be honest, she kind of blew me off about the whole idea of something being wrong with my child.
I’m really unsure my self as to what is wrong- but I do know there IS something wrong. Like I said, she turns 3 in a few weeks, and her language, general communication skills and attention span is, in my opinion, not where it should be compared to others her age.
I do understand kids learn at different paces, but my daughter is VERY late in her language. She has good days, when you can understand 60% of her words, and other days it’s noting but “baby babble”.
I am a stay at home mother; she is in a safe loving environment- no history of abuse or anything that this behavior could be a result of.
Other family members have made comments and pointed out they see something too.
My father put it one time, it’s like she’s in her own “little world”. It’s true; sometimes that is exactly what it seems like.
About this time last year, we would go through screaming tantrums that would happen multiple times a day, and would on average last for an hour. Fast forward to this point, a year later- and we seldom experience those tantrums- maybe once every month or two.
In all, my question is who do I start looking for? My pediatrician is no help in this. I want someone that will sit and really listen to my concerns, and observe my daughter- for more than 15 minutes. What doctors do I start looking for? Any other tips, advice and comments are welcomed from anyone who has experienced something like this and could give me some insight.
I just want to be able to help my daughter. If she has something wrong, I want to be able to know what it is, and what I need to change in my teaching/parenting to help harness her positives and bring them out to shine! Thank you.
dan-dan-noodle-gal: I am very offended at you accusation of me being “paranoid”. Your comment is of no help, and you should have kept it to your self. I know I am not being paranoid- if I were, then other family members would not be approaching me about the issue. I have never made comments to the rest of my family about my concerns. This tells me, I’m not just being paranoid and making things up: others see it too.
She is not an only child, she has a sister that is 4. Her hearing and eyes have been checked, all normal.
Here is other thing she does:
Inconsistent eye contact
Inflicts pain, and does not care
Screaming tantrums
Baby babble- not much language development
Few phrases- I would say less than 20.
Almost non-existent attention span
When she was a baby, we could not touch her- as it made her very upset. She has progressed from that, we can cuddle with her now, but only when she approves- otherwise it’s a tantrum and she freaks out.
I know there are more, I can’t think of them right now. I am going to do what one suggested, and start keeping a journal.
