DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES

  
BY 6 MONTHS

• Few or no big smiles or other warm, joyful and engaging expressions
• Limited or no eye contact
• Not smiling spontaneously to human contact by 3-6 months of age.
  

By  9  MONTHS

• Little or no back-and-forth sharing of sounds, smiles or other facial expressions

BY  12  MONTHS

• Little or no babbling
• Little or no back-and-forth gestures such as pointing, showing, reaching or waving
• Little or no response to name

BY 16  MONTHS

• Very few or no words

BY  24  MONTHS

• Very few or no meaningful, two-word phrases (not including imitating or repeating)Not speaking in single words by 2 years of age. 
• Not following simple commands by 19-24 months of age (e.g., “Show me your nose”). 
• Not knowing primary body parts by 25-36 months of age. 
• Not able to give name, age, and gender by 25-36 months of age. 
• Not speaking in simple phrases by 3 years of age.
• Not naming common objects by 19-24 months of age. 
• Child do not make eye contact in a socially driven manner.
• Child who prefer to play alone and are not responsive to attempts at redirection. 
• Child who do not engage in functional play with toys (e.g., prefer to spin the wheels on a car rather than race it down a track). 
• Child who engage in odd, repetitive motor mannerisms. 
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