Autism Spectrum: Toddler, Baby Einstein

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Baby Einstein Signing.. Good or Bad??

My daughter has been watching baby einstein once or twice a day (mostly at naptime) since she was 4 months old.. she has been signing since she was 1 yr old now 17 mos.. I recentely heard it is bad for your child to do sign?! Please help a lady on the today show said it retards your baby?? if anything my daughter is excelled in language and communication with me! Any other moms out there watching baby einstein videos and have any issues or concerns?

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My 9 Month Old Daughter's Babbling

my daughter recently had her 9 month check up with her doctor. i mentioned to her doctor that i was concerned about my daughters babbling. she babbles rather frequently and often exuberantly with lots of "ahhhh"s and varying screams. what concerns me is that she has very few consonant sounds. the few she has will be around sparsely for a day or two and then they disappear. the "milestone" that i am familiar with says that by this age she should not only be making consonant/vowel combinations, but also chaining them together like "ba ba...