If you were in the US I would suggest that you mention Early Childhood Intervention assessment to mom. I'm guessing they have something similar in Canada.

My now 20 month old sounds exactly like this child except he wouldn't meet your eyes and everything--every. single. thing. went into his mouth. After 4 1/2 months of intense (every 2 hours) sensory exercises, he will easily meet your eyes, and not everything goes straight to his mouth. He has random consonants, but minimal receptive language. He will sometimes respond to No, but not always. He is still dumping toys, but that is actually age appropriate. At least now he will play with them for a minute when he dumps.

I am the biggest fan in the universe of early intervention. If we had waited for his pediatrician, he would still be wandering in a fog.

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