Autism signs ? Please help

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Usually autism signs are arm flapping, pointing with their whole hand or more than one finger, not making eye contact, not playing “pretend”. Those are the ones I remember from our routine screening at our pediatrician.

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I am a speech pathologist with a masters degree   who studied child development. She sounds like she is doing a lot of things that are very good and I would not be worried. :) She is pointing and making requests from you to share intention with you, she smiles and makes eye contact. Often, especially in girls autism has different symptoms and really can’t be diagnosed until much later on anyways. That said, it sounds like your daughter is doing great and a typical 13 month old. If you are worried speak with your doctor though! Some ideas of things you can work on are modeling words and giving her time to respond, talk about things as you do them during the day, read and sing together. Point and comment on things you see and limit screen time if able. :)

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That sounds a lot more like just ignoring her name purposely. Kids do that. My daughter would frequently ignore us when we called her if she was playing with her toys.

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My daughter is the same age and does the exact same thing. It’s normal

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My toddler likes to ignore me when I call her sometimes. I don’t think these are autism signs.

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Autism can show up in all different ways! My 11y/o has autism and plays pretend ALLL the time, he makes eye contact, he does not flap his arms, or walk on his tippy toes, he has the verbal vocabulary of a student in high school. He can’t write that well and social cues (when a person is showing he is in their space he won’t back up, he talks loudly in situations where he should be quiet, he doesn’t make friends well, etc.) are mostly lost on him. He also struggles to self regulate his sensory intake and manage his emotions.
His pediatrician missed it entirely because people have a vision in their heads of what autism looks like. 
Things to keep in mind. 
Autism shows up very differently in boys than in girls. Talk to someone who knows this and has experience with girls on the spectrum. 
It is a spectrum and no two cases look the same so try not to compare to other ppl.
Autism has high co-morbidity with many other diagnoses.
But most importantly, know that AUTISM IS NOT BAD! It is not an easy pill to swallow, and it will take some adjusting on your part if your lil one is diagnosed, but in my experience people with autism are amazing, creative intelligent, and loving individuals. I feel lucky to live with someone who sees the world differently. 
If you are concerned talk to your Dr or do like I did and talk to a specialist - get her assessed by a third party assessment center. 
I lost sleep and cried, a lot. But knowing is half the battle and adjusting to a child’s needs is a parents job... YOU GOT THIS!
If you wanna chat I am here, please keep us updated 🤗.

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Sounds like normal 13 month old to me. None of those are really signs of autism.

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How old is she?

Autism signs ? Please help

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