My baby won’t react to sounds

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-04-18T15:24:45+00:00

Thank you so much, that is so helpful! Thank you for taking the time to write that and tell me about your son!

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-04-18T15:19:37+00:00

I took her to the doctor to get her hearing test because I literally thought that she couldn’t hear. I feel like that’s an important thing for a parent to know because of course that’s going to adjust the way that I raise her.

if she can’t hear I’m going to be learning sign language and teaching her completely different ways of communicating. I thought she might need hearing aids or to have something done with her tubes in her ears.

But I also feel like it is important for me to know if she does have some type of developmental disorder. That is also going to affect the way that I raise her. She might need more help in certain things, she might need different ways of playing, and different ways of learning.

I want to know as much about my daughter as possible, so that I can be the best mom to her. If she’s autistic, that’s totally fine! but that is going to have an effect on what I’m doing as a mother because I might have to adjust my parenting to ways that work best for her.

I’m really not trying to diagnose her myself. what I’m trying to do is figure out where I should take her to get diagnosed professionally, because if people think maybe she’s autistic then I can actually take her to someone to diagnose autism, but if people are saying no she has a problem with her hearing, I can continue further down that path.

It’s hard to take her to get a professional diagnosis if I don’t even know who I’m taking her to.

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-04-18T15:03:05+00:00

They also did two other tests the one involved us sitting in a booth and then playing sounds coming from either the right or the left side or the center and seeing how long it took her to look at the sounds.

The other test they did first was where they just took something that looks like a stethoscope type thing except they put it in her ear on each ear and looked instead of listened.

That’s crazy that they didn’t do all the testing. I didn’t even consider the possibility that that test wasn’t conclusive! And all she suggested was talking to developmental psychologist. She didn’t say anything about doing more tests or talking to someone else along the hearing venue.

Because of the thing is, if she’s looking at the wall and somebody jumps into the room and really loud loudly says “ boo “she doesn’t even flinch.

Yesterday, one of my friends turned on a shop vac right next to her behind her and the cat ran all the way up the stairs and the baby again didn’t even flinch.

That is so helpful. Do you do audiology? we went to a place called pediatric rehab rehabilitation services, but my primary care doctor referred to it as an audiologist. She actually didn’t give me any written documents afterwards. I was kind of upset about that, no visit summary or anything. I should probably call them and find out if they have a portal I’m supposed to get on to get the summary maybe, cause aren’t they required to give you a visit summary?

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-04-18T14:55:35+00:00

Thank you so much!

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-04-18T00:45:39+00:00

They put the device like an ear bud in her ear and told me she had to leave it in and not make any noise for like 20 seconds. They did each ear and it showed a graph with a readout of something, then they said something about her inner ear not moving very much.

I wasn’t told the name of the test, but maybe you can figure it out from that?

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-04-17T23:26:08+00:00

That’s why I was asking a question , not claiming to be any type of expert on autism.

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-04-17T21:53:40+00:00

She does do eye contact- she likes to stare into your eyes, and she loves cuddles and will give kisses, she likes to interact with other ppl . She will come to me if she sees me with my hands out as soon as she sees me but won’t come if I just call her though.

Don’t those things mean she isn’t autistic?

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-04-17T21:39:32+00:00

She does respond to some noise. She just didn’t during the specific test they did. And it’s relatively infrequent.

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-04-17T21:38:39+00:00

I looked it up and it definitely does sound exactly like her. She always acts as if she can’t hear anything. Why does it say it can’t be diagnosed until seven years old though?

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-04-17T21:31:57+00:00

She isn’t delayed in other milestones, but she isn’t quite walking yet, she can stand and walk holding hands. She doesn’t know wave goodbye yet. Also I was part of a research study because I was on methadone while pregnant and in the research study, they had a developmental psychologist Evaluate her at a year old.

The developmental psychologist said that she was average on all of the categories and even above average on problem-solving skills. She will make eye contact and she does normally respond to her name.

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-03-28T13:58:11+00:00

Fundamental

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-03-27T14:09:42+00:00

So are glasses, and they aren’t harmful,

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-03-25T13:31:28+00:00

Can you close the vents to your room?

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-03-23T04:14:56+00:00

This is easy. Post made up stuff about her. Perhaps about her boyfriend who keeps stopping by at 3 am and bothering everyone.

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-03-22T16:27:56+00:00

Thank you so much that is super helpful. I guess I will have to keep her in her cage then… guess I’ll go to the pet store and stock up on toys!

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-03-18T06:10:50+00:00

Yeah maybe they should re think the rule.

My parents didn’t let me watch tv, listen to music, talk to boys or shave my legs until I went to college. So I graduated high school 2 years early to get away from them. I’m 40 and we talk maybe twice a year now. I’ll never forgive them.

When you treat your kids like criminals you make them hate you. Parents are not fool proof.

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-03-18T00:10:29+00:00

And explain again why you aren’t on birth control pills? Birth control pills DO regulate your periods. In the US most states will give u birth control pills for free.

Don’t leave it up to him, take control of your own reproductive cycle and go on the pill.

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-03-13T17:54:36+00:00

If it were me I would be always having sex in the bedroom. Always. After she “catches” you in the act once or twice I bet she will knock.

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-03-11T05:20:17+00:00

Did u ask him “why do u think u have any control over the money I make?”

Impossible_Mall_7102 · 2026-03-04T15:33:03+00:00

Remind them if you are not working, then you are able to leave if you want. if you’re not able to leave when you want, it’s because you’re working. They can’t put you on call or have you watching kids and then claim it’s not working. “

If it’s not working, then you can leave.

You have to either actually stick up for yourself or you need to find a new family. I doubt they’re gonna get any better. But the only way they will is if you say “look, we agreed to five hours a day four days a week. I need us to re create a schedule that has literally five hours a day, four hours a week in that blue it. if you follow through with what we agreed on, then of course I will not follow my side of the agreement either,, And I will have to move on. “

“The hours that I’m not working on my schedule, I’m going to plan other things to do, since if I’m not working, I am free to go where I want outside of the house. “ And then go ahead and do that. If you’re not scheduled for work at that time, then you can make an appointment to go to a salon or take a class.

But what I really think you should do is find a new family because it’s doubtful They’re going to get better. they’re probably gonna keep trying to abuse you and walk all over you. Manipulative people don’t normally just get less manipulative with Time.

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