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13 months old is not responding to name
My 13-month-old daughter is not responding to her name being called. She is watching lot of rhymes videos in TV and she laughs on her fav rhymes. We have pasted ABC chart on wall , she points abcd in the chart and blabbers . She laughs for peak a boo game. She rolled over when she was 3-4 months old started crawling at 6months old. Tripod Sitting at 7 months old. Stanting at 9 months old. Now she walks for 5-6 steps and falls. But she is not responding to her name and not saying any word. She has 6 teeth. How can I make her respond to her name and help her say words? We practiced strict no screen time for her older brother until he was one year old. But now he's also having lot of phone time. If I'm not giving him phone he's not obeying at all. He is crying a lot. He is 4.5 years old now. Pls advise .
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Dear parent
Your child has to evaluated by a developmental pediatrician as early as possible
Not responding to name and speech delays can be an early sign of Autism spectrum disorder
To confirm this we need a complete assessment of the baby
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Urgent assessment by developmental pediatrician Not psychologist or speech therapist
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Not responding to a name by 12–13 months is a clinical milestone delay that warrants a formal evaluation.The primary possibilities for this lack of response include:Hearing loss or middle-ear fluid (such as glue ear)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Speech, language, or developmental delays which can be heavily exacerbated by high screen timeTo encourage name response and speech at home, you can implement three management strategies:Eliminate screen time for the toddler and minimize background TV noise to make your voice easier to isolate.Call her name from close proximity at eye level in quiet settings, immediately rewarding her look with a smile, clap, or favorite toy.Engage in active narrative communication, describing daily actions out loud and reading simple picture books together.
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