Hi can I have a post on here please? As I’d rather keep myself anonymous. I’ll t…

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Hi can I have a post on here please? As I’d rather keep myself anonymous. I’ll try and keep it as short as poss!
In a nutshell, I’ve been worried for a couple of months about my 17 month old baby girl.
She’s brill. She’s so good and so happy, but I’m worried because she’s been showing some signs of autism. I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on the situation as I have no idea if she’s just slightly delayed and showing typical toddler quirks, or if she really is showing signs of being autistic. I personally don’t believe there is anything wrong with autism, I have friends on the spectrum who are some of the most amazing people I know. I’m just worried about how much it would effect her if she was.
– she doesn’t speak yet. She babbles and seems to have her own language when she’s chatting away to herself. She does do back and forth noise (“yaya”, “ababa”, “adjah”) with us and seems to understand us when we say certain key words (“where’s mummy” “where’s daddy” “taaa” “who’s here?” “No” etc.) but she never repeats these words.
– she doesn’t point and has only just started clapping.
– she sometimes flaps her hands when she’s excited about something but not every time.
– she doesn’t like my best friends slightly older daughter and I have no idea why? She cries a lot when she’s around her. Only thing I can think is she doesn’t like that I give her attention as well or she doesn’t like when she screams (even though my daughter herself screams and finds it really funny! 😂 and my friends daughter isn’t mean to her or anything, she’s a lovely little girly and she seems to think the world of my daughter!)
I’ve had the health visitor monitor her over two months and she has said she’s not worried for now as she has progressed over those two months, however to keep a check on her lack of speech.
I just can’t stop worrying and crying about it. I feel she’s showing too many signs to not be concerned. I am currently pregnant so the hormones could be playing a part in how I’m feeling, but the more I read into it the more I worry!
I must add that I didn’t speak until I was about two. And my partner and family keep telling me I’m worrying too much and that she’s fine. And I’d also like to stress again that I don’t think autism is a bad thing and I really hope this hasn’t offended anybody. I’m just a worried mum.
Any advice at all would be really appreciated ❤️
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