DS's kindy is concerned about his development. I've brought it up a couple of times with my GP but he kind of blows it off....... He's a paed, and sees a lot of babies, so I always just thought he knew best. Now we're starting to wonder.

Things he should be doing, which he can't:

stacking blocks.
vocabulary into the double digits (He babbles a lot but only really says mum, dad, bub, and the odd clear word here and there)
walking. Ok well his clubfoot is preventing the walking, but it's worth mentioning.
pointing to body parts when named.
understanding and obeying simple commands. He can do some, but not many. Like 'give that to me' or 'come over here' but nothing more complex than that.
doesn't play on his own or with other children. He laughs, watches, points.... but doesn't interact like he should. He also prefers to 'bang' on things rather than use them for their intended purpose.
Very picky eater.

Other symptoms:

extremely clingy, won't amuse himself for more than a couple of minutes, just wants to be on one of us constantly. Separation anxiety?
arches his back and screams a lot.

That's about all I can think of right now, but does anyone have any experience with this? We're taking him to be checked out as soon as we can get an appointment... Still I'm curious what others think and if your child was like this, what was the outcome? Hearing that he might be delayed felt like such a failure even though I know deep down it's not my fault. Still, the first thing I thought was 'what did I do wrong?'

The orthopedic surgeon mentioned that clubfoot often goes hand in hand with more serious disabilities, but he didn't elaborate on that. Can anyone shed some light? Could he be autistic? He doesn't seem to process emotions well or understand why things happen or how. He just kind of screams and tantrums until he gets what he wants- which is to be held all the time. It's also possible that his temperament is getting in the way of his learning, but it's important to find out which it is. Is it the temperament affecting things, or is the fact that he's delayed causing the tantrums?

*sigh* I'm sad.