Seek services if...

 

2 months:

• Doesn't respond to loud sounds 

• Doesn't watch things as they move

• Doesn't smile at people 

• Doesn't bring hands to mouth 

• Can't hold head up when pushing up when on tummy

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4 months: 

• Doesn't watch things as they move 

• Doesn't smile at people  

• Can't hold head steady 

• Doesn't coo of make sounds 

• Doesn't bring things to mouth 

• Doesn't push down with legs when feet are place on a hard surface 

• Has trouble moving one or both eyes in all directions 

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6 months:

• Doesn't try to get things that are in reach 

• Shows no affections for caregivers 

• Doesn't respond to sounds around him 

• Has difficulty getting things to mouth 

• Doesn't make vowel sounds (/ah, /eh, /oh/) 

• Doesn't roll over in either directions 

• Doesn't laugh or make squealing sounds 

• Seems very stiff, with tight muscles 

• Seems very floppy, like a rag doll 

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9 months: 

• Doesn't bear weight on legs with support

• Doesn't sit with help 

• Doesn't babble ex. "mama", "baba", "dada") 

• Doesn't play any games involving back and forth play

• Doesn't respond to own name 

• Doesn't seem to recognize familiar people 

• Doesn't look where you point 

• Doesn't transfer toys from one hand to the other

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12 months: 

• Doesn't crawl

• Can't stand when supported

• Doesn't search for things that she sees you hide 

• Doesn't say single words with meaning 

• Doesn't learn gestures like waving or shaking head "no" 

• Doesn't point to things 

• Loses skills he once had 

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​18 months:        

•  ​​Doesn't point to show things to others 

• Can't walk 

• Doesn't know what familiar things are for 

• Doesn't copy others 

• Doesn't use new words 

• Doesn't have at least 6 words 

• Doesn't notice or mind when a caregiver leaves or returns 

• Loses skills he once had 

• Behavior impacts his ability to learn new skills 

• Behavior is harmful or dangerous to himself or others

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24 months: 

• Doesn't use 2-word phrases (ex. "drink milk") 

• Doesn't know what to do with common things, ex. like a brush, phone, fork.

• Doesn't copy actions and words 

• Doesn't follow simple instructions 

• Doesn't walk steadily 

• Loses skills she once had 

• Behavior interferes with the ability to participate in community settings (ex. daycare, grocery story, park, etc.) 

• Behavior interferes with following necessary tasks in the daily routine (bathing, brushing teeth, brushing hair, going to sleep, etc.) 

• Inappropriate behavior (such as hitting, kicking, biting, head banging, yelling, running away in the community etc.) occurs frequently

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