-4 word vocabulary at 2 years with no apparent physical issues
-Parallel plays with other children.
-Good eye contact
-Motor skills on par with 36 month old
-Does like to play independently about 30%-40% of the time at home ('reading' books, playing with cars and Little People, etc.)
-Entranced by Pixar (computer animated) films.
-Likes to show us what he wants (brings cup when thirsty, points to fridge when wants snack, waits by door to go outside)
-Very loving, loves to kiss and lay with us on the couch in the evenings
-Has no feeding problems, self-feeds, working on spoon use.
-Thumb-sucker beginning at 7 months.
-Babbles incessantly, nearly all the consonant sounds, most vowel sounds, newest sound is "-st"
-Points. Also, he will follow my eye direction when I point to something.
-Mimics adults and children-->'Talks' on the phone (uses my cell phone or objects that resemble a cell phone like a banana, etc.), uses the broom to try and sweep the kitchen, etc
-My son is a moderate asthmatic, uses an inhaler twice a day, has been asthmatic since 4 months old. History of ear infections, sinus infections, colds.
-Started walking at 15 months (we were told due to uneven ear fluid)
-Head circumference has consistently measured in the 99% (my head is also in the 96% for adults). I understand that this is called Familial Megalocephaly, and that it can be related to speech delays. However, my Pediatrician has never brought this up.
-Expressive language of 16 months, Receptive language of 16 months
-Smiles and laughs at other children, adults, and dogs
-Has no repetitive behaviors that I have noted, and does not engage in lining up objects
-Sometimes will not respond to his name when called (30-40% of the time).
Basically, when I look up his symptoms I get a myriad of responses centering on apraxia, PDD, maturation delay, etc. I am just absolutely lost.