Hi guys,

I have been a member for a while but not a participating one! I just have to get some advice re my neice. And it's probably more of a vent.

She is 2.5 years old, has not ever said any words, doesnt respond to her name, she doesn't comprehend directions etc you can't play games with her. She basically just watches cartoons on her iPad all day and runs around in circles. She would only eat purée food until a couple of months ago and now she will only eat hot chips. she has a lot of sensory issues, hand flapping, spinning, walking on toes, licking random things.

She is a very special beautiful child and I have been one of the lucky ones who has received a random hug here and there. Also when my DD was born she ran past and rested her hand on her briefly and ran off again. Other than that she won't even acknowledge we're in the room.

Obviously there's some serious issues happening But where I'm stuck is that her parents dont believe there is anything wrong. They don't have any friends where they live so they don't see any other children, we live far away but are very close with them. We should be able to talk about it but it's just difficult because the times they have spoken to us about her not eating anything but hot chips they've said they want her to be her own person and not change her...which I totally get but she's not healthy my dp's brother is very intelligent and I do beleive he knows something is different with his DD but his wife has some issues which I respect,

The more I read this I realise I won't be able to explain the whole situation and it sounds like I should mind my own business, I think my issue is I love my neice, I want the best for her and I love my bil and sil and feel like I'm letting them down avoiding the whole issue like everyone else.

It is getting to the point where she is sickly thin and my SIL mentioned taking her to the dr for allergy testing because we had a chat about her refusing food etc so something may happen soon. Thanks for reading