AGE

Motor

Speech

Vision/Hearing

Additional Comments

4-6 weeks

Smiles

6-8 weeks

Vocalizes

3 months

Head held up for prolonged period. No grasp reflex.

Makes vowel sounds.

Following from side to side. Turns head to sound.

Squeals with delight. Discriminates smile.

5 months

Holds head steady. Reaches for objects.

Enjoys vocal play.

6 months

Transfers objects from one hand to the other. Pulls self up to sit and sits erect with supports. Rolls over.

Double syllable sounds such as "dada" and "mama".

Vocalizes sound 45cm lateral to either ear.

May show "stranger shyness".

9-10 months

Wiggles and crawls, sits unsupported. Picks up objects with pincer grasp.

Babbles tunefully.

Looks for toys dropped

Apprehensive about strangers.

12 months (1yr.)

Stands holding furniture.

Babbles 2 or 3 words repeatedly.

Drops toys and watches where they go.

Cooperates with dressing. Waves goodbye. Understands simple command.

18 months

Can walk alone. Picks up toy without falling over. Gets up/down stairs holding on to rail. Begins to jump with both feet. Can build a tower of 3 or 4 cubes and throw a ball.

"jargon" – many words in sentences

Demands constant mothering. Drinks from a cup with both hands. Feeds self with a spoon. Most children with Autism are diagnosed at this age.

2 year olds

Able to run/walk up and down stairs two feet per step

Joins 2-3 words repeatedly

Parallel play. Dry by day.

3 year olds

Goes up stairs one foot per step. Skips on one foot. Copies circle, imitates cross and draws man on request. Builds tower of 9 cubes.

Constantly asks questions. Speaks in a sentence.

Cooperative play. Undresses with assistance. Imaginary companions.

4 year olds

Goes downstairs one foot per step. Skips on one foot. Imitates gate with cuber. Copies a cross and stars.

Questioning at its height. Many infantile substitutions in speech.

Dresses and undresses with assistance. Attends to own toilet needs.

5 year olds

Skips on both feet and hops. Draws a man and copies a triangle. Gives age.

Fluent speech with few infantile substitutions in speech.

6 year olds

Copies a diamond. Knows right from left and number of fingers.

Fluent speech.

Dresses and undresses alone.