What Causes Inadequate Social Relationships In A Child?

Posted on Tue, 31 Jan 2017

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Question : Dear sir my child is 23month old he will sing rhymes and tell alphabets and numbers but he don't say Papa muma ..He respond very less to his name and very less eye contact too. He don't point out the things rather he will take me there to get the things wat he want pls help

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Autism needs to be ruled out

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. It is very unusual for a child not to call papa-mama at this age. The lack of proper eye contact is also concerning. I would insist you to try MCHAT screening:
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Based on the results you should get in touch with a developmental pediatrician who can evaluate the matter further.

I would insist you not to ignore it.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar