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Subject: walking

Author:
Chris

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Date Posted: 08:31:34 10/09/07 Tue

Kellie,
I heard your comments this morning regarding your daughter and your worries. I know very little about Autism, so I can't offer any help there. But, what I can offer is my history with my daughter. My daughter is now 5 and did not walk at all until she was 15 months old. She didn't try to walk, she didn't try to stand, she couldn't care less about being mobile. She never once crawled until she was 19 months old. Every time I put her on her stomach she cried so hard I stopped trying. Crawling is not a childhood milestone becuase lots of kids just skip it. Even after 15 months and my daughter was walking, if she would fall down she would just sit there until someone helped her back up...never tried to stand on her own. She is now 5 as I said and a very active, normal, running, jumping, gymnastics loving girl.

I have an 8 month old now that seems to be heading down the same path-she doesn't even try to crawl. And frankly, I don't care. They are much harder to keep up with when they start walking!

All this being said, I understand your fears. I worry about the same things. Believe in yourself. You and only you know your daughter well enough to know if something is amiss. If you don't like what your doctor is telling you, then go to another one.

All the best to you and your little girl.

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