Autism?

I’m pretty sure she’s just engaged in what she’s doing and doesn’t want to acknowledge. We had the same with my sisters youngest and she’s still the same 🫣 she won’t respond until she’s ready

Does she ever make much eye contact in general? if you research more signs of autism and she has any more of the listed signs then I’d reach out to the health visitor for advice x

There are other signs to look for when it comes to autism so I would try to focus on the bigger picture rather than just one thing. When it comes to this it's not so much to do with hitting milestones, more about general behaviour. Does she make eye contact, communicate (in her way, early for many words), mimic your smile, getting upset with certain taste or smell, etc. It is common as a parent to fixate on one thing that doesn't seem right. I would however stick to just her name (or alternative, but just one) until you are happy she responds, so she can get used to identifying with it.

For a while we thought our son didn’t know his name but turns out he did and was just ignoring us 🤣 does she have anymore signs? It doesn’t hurt to contact your HV and let them know your concerns, most would be more than happy to pop out and check on her

My bub same age ftm always anixous lol. Few things i noticed with my bub - everyone had a name for her so i told everyone to stick with 1 name. She tends to ignore if shes engaged with something. If i say it loudly n shock her she will look at me. Its gotten alot better since 1 nickname being used

@Dannielle yes she definitely makes eye contact when playing and reading. It’s really just when we’re calling out to her and finally get her attention she just doesn’t seem interested at all so minimal contact then

@Villy I’m sure I could name more things like she occasionally walks on tippy toes but it’s not often and nothing else has really been a red flag apart from this

@Rhiannon oh gosh haha We’re not sure my husband tried sort of yelling at her to get her attention and it worked so part of me thinks she’s ignoring us but then she does small things like walks on tippy toes that makes me second guess myself. I just hope I’m stressing for nothing 😓

@Marie yes same here, everyone has different nicknames for her so we stopped that today and are going by her name and that’s it. We’ll see if that improves anything too! So for the most part she’s responding well enough now?

Is it worth getting her hearing checked?

Does she walk on her tippy toes all the time or just sometimes? My son did that for a while and sometimes still does but only with one foot (he’s a weirdo 🤣) Honestly it doesn’t hurt to give your HV a call they will be able to help and refer you if need be

I've made several references to small one being hit and miss on responding to their name - a bit like a cat - they're 19 months old and no one (including their paed) is worried. There's an app called ASdetect that may be available to you if you're concerned, though.