Help

My little girl is 21 months old. Not talking much yet & doesn’t respond to her name. She is the happiest & most affectionate wee girl who I just adore. She has great eye contact, loves hugs and kisses, plays with her toys when she wants too other times she just comes up and sits on the sofa with me or plays with the dog. She loves outside, climbing & exploring. My main concern is her not responding to her name or saying a lot of words, also her not understanding simple things such as “go get your shoes” etc like other kids her age do. Anytime I Google I get more and more scared she has autism due to the not responding to her name. I know if she is autistic it’s not the end of the world but my heart just breaks at the thought of it. I have nothing against anyone with autism but you just never want to hear there is something your child might have that could affect her having a “normal” life. Some days I get so worked up by it all I can’t stop crying. What if she never says “love you” to me, what if she never speaks at all, what if she never has friends because she can’t speak to them, what if she never speaks to her sister, what if she is just stuck in herself forever, what if??