I goofed. This post should be under "parents of autistic children." Please reply there.
My younger son, Ben, lately has taken to banging doors on cabinets and spinning the wheels on one of his trucks. He is 1.1. He otherwise seems normal; he tries to communicate, has good eye contact, smiles a lot, plays peekaboo, etc. He turns his head when you snap your fingers near his ear, and responds to his name. His head size in in the 90th %tile. His older brother (4.1) is probably ASD - his dx is Monday. Zachary (older brother) is a sens-seeker who seeks reverberation with cabinets. Could it be that Ben is just mimicking Zachary, or is this something I need to concern myself with? Is a call to the ped in order?
Thanks.
I'd wait a while, the chat test at 18 months is a good indicator. kids at the mild end of the spectrum are often difficult to dx at this age Siblings do tend to show asd traits too so i would'nt be too worried but i would def keep a close eye.