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AGE |
Motor |
Speech |
Vision/Hearing |
Additional Comments |
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4-6 weeks |
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Smiles |
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6-8 weeks |
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Vocalizes |
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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. |
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5 months |
Holds head steady. Reaches for objects. |
Enjoys vocal play. |
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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". |
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9-10 months |
Wiggles and crawls, sits unsupported.
Picks up objects with pincer grasp. |
Babbles tunefully. |
Looks for toys dropped |
Apprehensive about strangers. |
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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. |
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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 |
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Demands constant mothering. Drinks from a
cup with both hands. Feeds self with a spoon. Most children
with Autism are diagnosed at this age. |
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2 year olds |
Able to run/walk up and down stairs two
feet per step |
Joins 2-3 words repeatedly |
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Parallel play. Dry by day. |
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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. |
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Cooperative play. Undresses with
assistance. Imaginary companions. |
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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. |
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Dresses and undresses with assistance.
Attends to own toilet needs. |
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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. |
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6 year olds |
Copies a diamond. Knows right from left
and number of fingers. |
Fluent speech. |
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Dresses and undresses alone. |