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0-6 YEARS

6-12 years

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Doesn't smile at people Doesnt't try to get thing thant are in reach Doesnt't crawl Doesnt't point to show things to others Doesnt't use 2-word phrases( for example,"Drink Milk" Drools or has very unclear speech
Dosent't watch things Show no affection for caregivers Can't stand when supported Can;t walk Doesn't copy actions and words Can't work simple toys
Doesn't push down with legs when feet are placed on hard surface Doesn't respond to sounds around him Doesn't say single words like "mama" or "dada" Doesn't know what familiar thing are for Doesn't follow simple instructions Doesn't understand simple insturctions
Has difficulty getting things to mouth Doesn't learn gestures like waving or shaking head Doesn't notice or mind when a caregiver leaves or retruns Doesn't walk steadily Doesn't want to play with other children or with toys
Seems very stiff, with tight muscles Doesn't pont to things Loses skills he once had Loses skills he once had Doesn't make eye contact
Seems very floppy,like a rag doll Loses skills he once had Loses Skills he once had

Develpmental Milestones

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Physical Milestones Lifts head up for short periods grasp reflex Rolls over from stomach to back reaches out for dangling objects holds head up steady Site with support begins creeping on stomach Sits unsupported begins crawling pincer grasp Stands and walks holding furniture claps hands & throws objects Comes to standing position walks a few uneven steps Walks alone & can walk carrying objects gets up stairs obeys simple instructions begins scribbling
Vision and Hearing Focusses on objects & follows them makes eye contact Follows a dangling object turns head to sound Enjoys hearing own voice Looks at falling objects Drops objects to see where they go Imitates different sounds hold object and bang them Drinks form a cup feeds self with spoon
Social Development Smiles responds to parents looks at mother during feeding Smiles & Laughs May show stranger Responds to names turns away when finished eating stranger anxiety Waves bye bye understands "No" begins to band objects Like to play "Peek A Boo" Understands and Co-Operates in Dressing Shows Body Parts
Speech Development Begins to coo and make sounds Coos on being spoken to Begins sounds of one syllable word teething begins eating solids Jabbers says combined syllables like dada mala Combines syllables to word like sounds Understands words other than dada papa indicates wants through gestures Says many recognizable words