My 22 Months old could be at risks of Autism?

[Joan311]

My 22 months son started working about two weeks ago.  I would like to know if he is at risk  of autism because he just say few words.  He like to play and moves his hands a lot.  He will be also dancing and shaking his whole body sometime without music.  He will hold himself with a chair and will checking his whole body.  Sometime he likes to looks at his hands not for a lomg time.  He has ejes contact but not that much.  He also will respond when we call him only when he wants to.  He will not point to things; but he look at me when he need something.  I will say he is shy but I am not sure.  I also concern because when he is watching tv; he is to concentrated.  I took him about 4 months ago to apediatric neurology  and he say that he had a developmental delay.   I think little by little is improving.  At the time he was born my daughter was a 11/2 and I did not spend a lot of time with my baby.  I feed him give him a bath and used to sleep a lot.  After 3 months I had a postpartum depression which I think did not help him because I felt sick and depress until he was probably 8 months.  Please give any suggestion. Thanks


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