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1
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Good head control, raises to 45 degress when lying on tummy

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6 weeks

Gross motor

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2
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Tracks objects + faces

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6 weeks

Fine motor

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3
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Stills and startles at loud noises

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6 weeks

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4
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social smile

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6 weeks

social

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5
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Rolls front to back (vice versa slightly later)

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6 months

Gross motor

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6
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Palmar grasp

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5 months

(all 5 fingers at 5 months)

Fine motor/vision

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7
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transfers objects from hand to hand

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6 months

(Baby sitting up, passing the letter 6 from hand to hand)

fine motor/vision

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8
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Brings objects to mouth

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4-6 months

Fine motor and social

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9
Q

Sits with straight back

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7.5 months

Gross motor

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10
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Pulls to stand, stands holding on

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9 months

Gross motor

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11
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Inferior pincer grip

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9 months

Fine motor/vision

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12
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Object permanence

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9 months
ie. will look for fallen toys

Fine motor/vision

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13
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Running

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16 months!

Running = 16-18 month skill

Gross motor

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14
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Walks alone

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12 months

Gross motor

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15
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Neat pincer grip

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10 months

fine motor/vision

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16
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Casts objects/throws bricks

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12 months

Fine/motor vision

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17
Q

Points with index finger

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12 months

(will point with 1 finger at 1 year)

Fine motor/vision

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18
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Scribbles

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12 months

Fine motor/vision

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19
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Builds tower of 2 bricks
Bangs 2 bricks together

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12 months

(Tower of Two bricks at Twelve months)

Fine motor/vision

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20
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Jumping

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18 months

Gross motor

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21
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Climbs onto chair

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18 months

Gross motor

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22
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Stands on tip-toe

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2 years

(standing on Tip-Toe at Two)

Gross motor

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23
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Walks up stairs 2 feet at a time

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2 years

(walks up stairs with 2 feet on each step at 2)

Gross motor

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24
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Throws a ball

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2 years

(Throws a ball/tantrum because terrible twos)

Gross motor

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25
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kicks a ball

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2.5 years

Gross motor

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26
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Turns many pages of a book at the same time

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18 months

Fine motor

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27
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Builds a tower of 4 bricks

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18 months

Fine motor

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28
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Builds a tower of 8 blocks

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2 years

(2x2x2 = 8)

fine motor

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29
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Matches shapes in a puzzle

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2 years

(shape matching = 2y plus skill)

fine motor/vision

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30
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Draws a vertical line

2 milestones

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2 years

(it’s easier to draw towards me)
Horizontal line at 2.5

Fine motor/vision

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31
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Draws a horizontal line

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2.5 years

Fine motor/vision

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32
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Hops on one foot

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3 years

(hops on one foot for 3 steps at 3)

gross motor

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33
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Walks up stairs like adult (1 per step)
2 steps each step down

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3 years

Gross motor

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34
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Rides a tricycle

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Tricycle is a 3 year old skill

Gross motor

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35
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Draws a circle

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3 years

Fine motor

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36
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Builds a bridge or a train with blocks

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3 years

Fine motor

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37
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threads large beads

A

3 years

(threads large beads at three)

Fine motor

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38
Q

Matches 2-3 primary colours

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3 years

Fine motor/vision

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39
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Turns pages of book 1 at a time

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3 years

Fine/motor vision

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40
Q

Makes cuts

A

3 years

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41
Q

cuts along a straight line

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3.5 years

Fine motor/vision

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42
Q

Runs on tip-toe

A

4 years

Gross motor

2 years - stands on tip-toe
3 years - walks on tip-toe
4 years - runs on tip-toe

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43
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Walks up and down steps like an adult

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4 years

Gross motor

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44
Q

Skips

A

5 years

Gross motor

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45
Q

Draws a cross or a square

A

4 years

Fine motor/vision

Cross = 4 lines
Square = 4 sides

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46
Q

Draws a triangle

A

5 years

Fine motor/vision

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47
Q

Sits without support, rounded back

A

6 months

gross motor

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48
Q

Reaches for toys (bottle, breast)

A

6 months

gross motor + social

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49
Q

Crawling

A

6-9 months

Gross motor

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50
Q

Cuts a curvy line

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4 years

Fine motor/vision

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51
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Draws a person with 3 other body parts

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4 years

Fine motor/vision

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52
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Builds steps (3 steps, 6 beads)

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4 years

Fine motor/vision

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53
Q

Threads smaller beads

A

4 years

Fine motor/vision

(think 3 BIG BEADS, 4 small beads)

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54
Q

Throws and kicks ball while running

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4 years

gross motor

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55
Q

Builds a tower of 9 blocks

A

3 years

(3x3=9)

fine motor

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56
Q

Releases object into hand

A

9 months

(releases toy and looks for it - object permanence 9 months)

Fine motor/vision

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57
Q

No head lag

A

3 months

Gross motor

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58
Q

Head held in same plane in ventral position

A

6 weeks

Gross motor

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59
Q

Reciprocal smiles

A

3 months

Social

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60
Q

smiles and coos in response to being spoken to

A

3 months

hearing/speech

61
Q

Knows familiar people

A

6 months

Social

62
Q

Puts objects to mouth

A

4-6 months

Social

63
Q

Shakes rattle

A

6 months

Social (play)

64
Q

Reaches for bottle or breast

A

6 months

social + fine motor

65
Q

Turns to locate person speaking

A

6 months

Speech and hearing

66
Q

Monosyllabic babbling

A

6 months

(b looks like 6)

Speech and hearing

67
Q

Understands ‘No’ and ‘bye bye’

A

7-9 months

nine for no

Speech and hearing

68
Q

Responds to own name

A

9 months

speech and hearing

69
Q

Mama and dada sounds

70
Q

Stranger fear

A

from 9 months

social

71
Q

Plays peek-a-boo

A

9 months

social

72
Q

Finger feeds

A

9 months

social (self-care)

73
Q

Claps

A

9-12 months

(clap 9-12 times!)

social

74
Q

Waves bye-bye

A

12 months

Social skills

75
Q

Plays alone with familiar person nearby

A

12 months

social skills

76
Q

Drinks from a beaker with a lid

A

12 months

Social (self-care)

77
Q

Expresses intention by pointing with index finger

A

12 months

Social

78
Q

Uses Mama and Dada appropriately

A

9-12 months

Speech/language

79
Q

Understands simple commands

A

12 months

Speech and hearing

80
Q

Understands nouns

A

12 months

Speech and hearing

81
Q

Can point to own body parts

A

15 months

Speech and hearing

82
Q

3 words (not mama and dada)

A

18 months

speech and hearing (expressive)

83
Q

Follows one step instruction with words and gesture

‘point to Mummy’
‘point to the tummy’

A

15 months

speech and hearing (receptive)

84
Q

Points to body parts on doll

A

18 months

Speech and language (receptive)

85
Q

1-6 different words

A

18 months

Speech and language (expressive)

86
Q

Indicates toilet need

A

18 months

Social (self-care)

87
Q

Uses spoon

A

18 months

Social (self-care)

88
Q

Helps with dressing and undressing (e.g. lifts arms)

A

18 months

Social (self-care)

89
Q

Takes off shoes and socks

A

15-20 months

social (self-care)

90
Q

Understands verbs

eg. “what do you eat with?”

A

2 years

(knows what to do at 2, do=verb)

Speech and language (receptive)

91
Q

Follows 2 step commands

“pick up the cup and give it to me”

A

2 years

(2 step command at 2)

Speech and language (receptive)

92
Q

Gives own name

A

2 years

(who are you? = at 2)

speech and language (expressive)

93
Q

Has >50 words

A

2 years

speech and language (expressive)

94
Q

Puts 2 words together

A

2 years

(2 words together at 2)

Speech and language (expressive)

95
Q

Plays alone (pretend play)

A

2 years

Social skills

96
Q

Notices when someone is upset or hurt

A

2 years

social skills

97
Q

Drinks from a cup and puts it down without spilling

A

2 years

Social (self-care)

98
Q

Undresses independently

A

2.5 years

Social (self-care)

99
Q

Eats with spoon and fork

A

3 years

Social (self-care)

100
Q

Understands prepositions
“can you put the spoon in the cup?”

A

2.5 years

(prepositions = in between 2 and 3)

Speech and language (receptive)

101
Q

Uses verbs

A

2 years

(what do you do at 2)
2 = verbs
2.5 = prepositions
3 = adjectives (eg. red), negatives (eg. NOT RED)
3.5 = comparatives

speech and language (expressive)

102
Q

Understands negatives?
“which of these is not a spoon?”

A

3 years

Speech and language (receptive)

103
Q

Understands adjectives
“Which of these is red?”

A

3 years

Speech and language (receptive)

104
Q

Gives age + gender

A

3 years

Speech and language (expressive)

105
Q

Understands 3 step commands?
“put the cup and the plate on the floor”

A

3 years

(3 step at 3 years)

Speech (receptive)

106
Q

gives >2 colours

A

3 years

speech and language (expressive)

107
Q

Speaks in 3-4 word sentences

A

3 years

(3-4 words = 3 years)

Speech and language (expressive)

108
Q

Asks ‘why’, ‘when’, ‘what’ and how questions

A

3 years

3 ‘W’s at 3 years

Speech (expressive)

109
Q

Bowel control

A

by 30 months (2.5 years)

Social (self-care)

110
Q

Uses the toilet and washes hands with help

A

3 years

Social (self-care)

111
Q

Eats with a fork

A

3 years

(FORK=3 prongs!)

Social (self-care)

112
Q

Engages in imaginative play

A

3 years

Social skills

113
Q

Undresses independently

A

2.5 years

Social (self-care)

114
Q

Starts to share and play with others

A

3 years

Social skills

115
Q

Dresses independently

A

4 years

Social skills (self-care)

116
Q

Eats with a knife and fork

A

4 years

Social (self-care)

117
Q

Brushes teeth

A

4 years

Social (self-care)

118
Q

Fantasy play with miniature toys

A

4 years

Social skills

119
Q

Understands taking turns

A

4 years

Social skills

120
Q

Aware of danger

A

4 years

Social skills

121
Q

> 5 word sentences

A

4 years

Speech and language

122
Q

Tells stories (in past tense)

A

4 years

speech and language

123
Q

Understands instructions with 4 information containing words

A

4 years

Speech and language (receptive)

124
Q

Comparatives

A

3.5 years

(comparatives are 0.5 harder than adjectives/negatives)

Speech and language (receptive)

125
Q

Counts to 10

A

4 years

Speech and language (expressive)

126
Q

knows alphabet

A

4 years

Speech and language (expresive)

127
Q

Recites words from a song or story

A

4 years

Speech and language (expressive)

128
Q

Knows address

A

5 years

speech and language (expressive)

129
Q

Knows birthday

A

5 years

Speech and language (expressive)

130
Q

Understands time and sequence (eg. first, last)

A

5 years

Speech and language (receptive)

131
Q

Tells a story they have made up

A

5 years

Speech and language (expressive)

132
Q

Tells jokes

A

5 years

Speech and language (expressive)

133
Q

Independently uses the toilet and washes hands

A

5 years

Social (self care)

134
Q

follows rules (eg. taking turns)

A

5 years

Social

135
Q

Takes turns

A

5 years

Social

136
Q

Chooses friends

A

5 years

Social

137
Q

Red flag for no single word

138
Q

Red flag for babbling

139
Q

Draws a house

A

4 years

Fine motor

140
Q

Red flag for hand dominance

A

Before 18 months is red flag!

141
Q

Red flag for casting

A

Casting beyond 18 months

142
Q

Red flag for not stringing 2 words together

143
Q

Red flag for speech/articulation

A

Not able to make easily understandable speech at 4 years

144
Q

Can identify at least 2 colours

A

3 years

Speech and hearing

145
Q

Management of social/speech and language problems in a child?

A

“I would corroborate the history with the health visitor or school and speak to the SENCO as this child will need an EHCP”

146
Q

Children should stop opening their bowels at night by

A

1 year

social

147
Q

Loss of primitive reflexes

148
Q

Bears weight on forearms while on tummy

A

3 months

Gross motor

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