Developmental Red Flags! Flashcards
Persistent primitive reflexes after …
6 months (evaluate for neuromuscular disorder)
Inability to localize sound by …
10 months (evaluate for unilateral hearing loss)
Delayed Language Development
12-24 months (Requires hearing loss evaluation in all children)
Persistent fisting at …
3 months (evaluate for neuromotor dysfunction)
Failure to alert to environmental stimuli
3 months (evaluate for sensory impairment)
Absent babbling by …
6 months (evaluate for hearing deficit)
Persistent mouthing of objects at …
12 months (may indicate lack of intellectual curiosity)
Lack of consonant production by …
15 months (evaluate for mild hearing loss)
Non-communicative speech (echolalia
12-24 months (simple commands not understood, evaluate for autism, and pervasive developmental disorder)
Failure to reach by …
5 months (evaluate for motor, visual, or cognitive deficits)
Rolling prior to …
3 months (evaluate for hypertonia)
Lack of imitation by …
16 months (evaluate for hearing deficit, and cognitive or socialization deficit)
Absent smile
4-6 months (evaluate for visual loss, attachment, or maternal depression)
Poor head control
4-6 months (evaluate for hypotonia)
Hand dominance prior to …
18 months (may indicate contralateral weakness with hemiparesis)
