Does my baby have ADD?

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Just FYI, my AS son did all that, too.

Sigh.

With the high end, if it's there, it won't show up until later.

Not to worry you or anything. Just so you are aware. For now, just enjoy her. Toddlers and preschoolers should be allowed to be who they are without too much consideration of what it's going to mean later, IMHO.

Like DW a mom said if it is an aspergers indicator you will not know for a few years. If not it might be ADHD. But it this age it could just as easily be standard NT curiosity. The only other “marker” that show up at his age is sometimes a little lower level of coordination or sensory sensitivity issues.

Just relax because in any case there is typically not much you can do at this age but be a loving supportive mother and enjoy your child.

Odds are unless you have spectrum traits in your family genetics you are not fortunate enough to have and Aspergers child.

bookwormde

My son didn't make eye contact at all even at three to six months. I knew something was wrong but I have extensive training so I probably could spot it quicker than some people. I do believe as parents, we can tell that something is amiss early on. Of course, sometimes there really isn't and we are just panicking over nothing.

My son was pretty easy to diagnose early on, although he had great behavior and hardly any temper tantrums. He was diagnosed by three different people at age two. He just wasn't interested at all in reciprocal communication. He did other things as well but that was his primary issue. I do believe with some infants there are signs as there was with my child. However, it is still way too young to make a definitive diagnosis.

That is something to really keep an eye on - reciprocal communication. If your child is really engaged in reciprocal communication and really seems to be interested in people, then I really wouldn't be too worried. If there is more to the story than just baby food, please let us know. Is that the primary concern or do you have more concerns?

I know you want to be a good dad and everything, but you seriously need to settle down. You don't want her to become neurotic because dad is panicking everytime her attention strays to something more interesting.