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2 month old not always tracking objects
Added: 814 days ago.
Added by: mumagn
Section: General.
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My aby is 2 months and 1 week old. I noticed that more often than not, that when I place a rattle in front of him, he does not look at it or show any interest. He will remain fixated at something else. Sometimes he does folow things but not often. The doc tested him and made him folow keys and he did but b/c of what i said she said to keep track and make sure he`s tracking objects and paying attention to them more and more the next few weeks. Does anyone else have a aby who does similar things? Should I be concernec? I even tried placing the rattle close up and directly in front of his face and he wasn`t looking at it. I`m worried he has visual problems or autism..help!

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nutnut - 813 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) my daughter did that too.just keep track of it and see how it goes. my daughter has SLD with autistic traits not a real dx but thats another story.. anyway, just watch it, along with other things as he gets older. my daughter was overly fixated with things that lit up. she would keep herself busy for hours, she also didnt respond to sound or voice and never made eye contact. she also didnt babble much at all. there are many things to look for. just give him some time, keep an eye on things, and keep the lines of communication open with the pediatrican. =)

nutnut - 813 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) my daughter did that too.just keep track of it and see how it goes. my daughter has SLD with autistic traits not a real dx but thats another story.. anyway, just watch it, along with other things as he gets older. my daughter was overly fixated with things that lit up. she would keep herself busy for hours, she also didnt respond to sound or voice and never made eye contact. she also didnt babble much at all. there are many things to look for. just give him some time, keep an eye on things, and keep the lines of communication open with the pediatrican. =)

mariettap - 814 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) A tough one. It could take another few weeks to get consistent. One thing I learned about having a newborn is that in sleep deprivation, short periods of time seem really long, so we do want things to get better in a hurry. Still, I hear your concern. In fact, my almost-8 y.o. was diagnosed this fall with a visual convergence disorder that is directly tied to concerns I brought up at her 9*month* visit. I hadn't thought of it again since the doc said not to worry about it, and then we wondered why she avoided reading and writing! So, here's an article about visual development (link). If you wish to see a pediatric opthalmologist, you may have to travel a bit for the expertise. http://www.alliedvisionservices.com/eyeLibraryDocument.asp?PageID=141292