Does this sound like Autism?

Yes, you are worrying too much. You've had two evaluations, both negative. If you keep on like this, you're going to have an anxious child. For both your sakes, deal with your own worry. All the best.

My son has autism and I knew since he was 9mnths old ,(hes just about 4 now), everyone told me I was being a paranoid first time mother, my sons Dr. told me no one knows their child like a mother and as soon as the neurologist tested him he was diagnosed (at 2) right away. If u r worried about her speech delay etc. there is nothing wrong with getting help, even if she doesn't have autism or its just not being picked up by specialists. From experience early prevention is key. Every state has programs, mine is birth to 3, which r there for children in that age group to progress in any delay they have. Autism is not generic, and every child is different, but my advice is not to worry and research some programs in your area, whether or not she has autism there is nothing wrong with getting help for her development.

Imo you're worrying too much. They wave autism in front of you like the boogeyman and the slightest developmental thing that doesn't match up with the weekly parenting emails you get from websites telling you what your kid should be doing makes you freak out. I know, I was the same way at first with my son - he didn't ever make eye contact with me as a baby and it spooked me. Now he stares me down and babbles nonstop when he wants something lol. His same age cousin is way advanced in language and uses whole sentences, and my son is way advanced in motor skills and problem solving compared to him. Some kids just develop at a different rate than others. So what if she's not running around yelling the alphabet right now? She will talk and she will be fine. So relax!

she sounds like a totally normal toddler to me!

The thing about autism that until you are directly affected by it that most people don't realize is that autism is about where a person fits most. All neurotypical people have some autistic symptoms like rigidity (stubbornness), delayed echolalia (quoting a movie line), or stimming (hair twirling, tapping the foot) just as all autistic people no matter what their functioning level do have some neurotypical traits. For the speech delay, address that. Get her some therapy for speech. Autism is a social communication disorder. Lets look at communication weaknesses: expressive speech-this is what she says, and that is delayed. eyecontact-is intermittent. strengths: receptive language-understanding of spoken words-she does this. appropriate nonverbal gestures (smiling, peek a boo) and socially reciprocity with games pattycake peek a boo normal affect (appropriate emotion) follow your gut instincts. Do the following assessment: http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html if these results are concerning seek another opinion suggest a neurologist.

Autism is not considered a medical sickness, however a developmental condition that takes place at a very young age. It has several different signs and not two autistic individuals shares those same signs. The triggers for autism are a topic that is still being studied and discussed among scientists and medical researchers. There does not appear to be one single cause of autism, as this condition has been linked to a wide variety of factors. The roots of autism we will be studying in this article are the ones that a many people rely upon however as of present time there is still no agreement on the subject. Most researchers who have studied autism believe it is at least partly genetic. Autism does tend to run in families, and parents with autistic family members are more likely than average to have autistic children. Even though it's likely that genetics do play their part, experts concede that a range of other factors need to be considered. Children are more susceptible to autism if there is a link within the family, but there is some debate as to whether the environment in which the child is raised in may play a part. Scientists are still researching this particular link and as more is learned it should become clearer which genes play a part in autism. One threatening feature for autism is a mother who is dealing with diabetes during her pregnancy. While this association has been studied, scientists don't yet know how diabetes initiates or adds to autism taking place in children. Nonetheless, this can help explain why autism keeps growing, as diabetes is a condition that has become more prevalent in the past few decades, in part because of people weighing more. Children who have to deal with autism are often times heavier in weight, so we can conjecture that each of these factors is linked in one way or another. So, while the reason for this is not yet clear, diabetes is one possible cause of autism. Once widely believed, was the misconception that the major cause for autism was bad parenting. It was believed that lack of emotional bonding with your child would cause them to be aloof or even in extreme cases develop autism. In today's scientific society though it has been determined that autism is largely a genetic condition. Th severity of the autism is still considered to be highly influenced by family environment. Yet it does not seem to be a direct cause of autism, as was once believed. There is a variety of potential causes of autism, and it will probably be a long time before there is an a compromise about what makes this disease take place. The foundations of autism mentioned above cannot, however, be considered the final word on this topic, however they are each worthy of being studied further.

definitely worrying too much. you need to chill. it sounds pretty typical to me. and 2 professionals have already told you she isnt. dont be so eager to slap a label on your daughter so young in life.

I don't see what you're worried about. Babies aren't born being able to recite the Magna Carta --it takes a while to grow into their nerves and synapses--that's why speech has to evolve. in them. My cousin didn't talk until he was 6..he's 50 now-and well adjusted intelligent.---don't be in such a hurry--babies are only babies a little while!! She'll be wanting the car and staying out way too late soon enough--don't push her to grow up too fast!! If Dr's AND Specialists say she's on track she probably is.

Perhaps you may should suspect other problems- like allergies and fluid on the ears, infections. Those problems can affect a small child's behavior.