dont know if this is normal behaviour?

[~isis~]

hi,
i have a 10 and a half month old son. he is beautiful and happy and everything, but he seems to only interact with his teddy or his snail.. by this i mean he babbles to them and gives them kisses. but he dosent with any person, if i talk to him he just dosent seem interested or anything i get no emotion out of him. but my cats get laughs and so do the dogs he sees. he will talk to his hands but not to people. he isnt deaf or anything, but he also just stares into space. and i have to literally touch him to get him out of it, not even loud noises stop it.

can anyone tell me if this is a normal developmental stage or should he be seen by a dr.. he is happy and healthy otherwise but just not interseted in people, tho he dose love babies.. so i dont know maybe mummy and daddy are just boring i dont know.. i love him so much and want to make sure im doing the right thing thinking he will grow out of it rather than going and seeing someone for nothing iykwim.
thanks for your help

[kar]

Maybe get checked for peace of mind? Has interacted with people in the past?

[Pinkzy]

I'm not sure whether I'd be concerned or not...I don't know that I would be. He is only 10 months old and I can see how toys, other babies (who are his size and like him) and animals would be more interesting to a bub than grown ups would be LOL.

How does he react when you cuddle him? Does he make noises when you're around and try to say words? He could also just be staring into space a lot because he's tired perhaps? When my daughter was a baby and toddler she would often stare into space, like she was in a daze, sometimes I'd have to prompt her a few times just to get a reaction haha..usually it just meant she was knackered lol :)

[missie_mack]

If you can catch his gaze and hold it I wouldn't be worried in the least. He is still very young and the rest will come with time assuming you foster a relationship with him

[moozle]

They definately go through a stage where they are more interested in other things but if you are worried just keep an eye on it. If in a few weeks he's not cuddling and kissing, I'd start to wonder what is going on. I have a 13 month old and he wont leave me alone! He's been deliberately cuddling and kissing since he was about 11 1/2 months, if that helps...

[ManekiNeko]

My DD is and was like that. She is obsessed with animals and toys and whenever entering a scenario would ignore everyone and head straight for the toys or animals. If I left her at creche in the gym she wouldn't even look at me when I said bye she would be so engrossed in toys. Last year she was diagnosed as regressive autistic but to me it was pretty obvious that she was different from the begining and I always new it especially when I had another child. I'm not saying your child is autistic but I would definately be at least keeping a diary and if this behaviour or other behaviour continued consult a good developemental paed. Trust your instinct too a mum is very rarely off on that.

[mim1]

I'd get his hearing tested. My ds has had intermittent hearing loss (he had glue ear & needed grommets) and each time he's had a hearing test it's come back with some loss and I really hadn't picked it. Last night he was nearly completely deaf in 1 ear and I had NO idea. I'm eagerly awaiting his follow up test next week ... it could be his first normal test (he's nearly 3).

If that's normal take him to your GP, try & demonstrate what you notice at home and see what the GP says.