Developmental Red Flags

Question 1

newborn red flags

Answer 1

asymmetries/differences in muscle tone or movement (stiff / floppy)

inconsistent visual responses

challenging feeding behaviors
- gagging, choking, weak sucking, poor ability to latch onto breast / bottle nipple

Question 2

1 month old redflags

Answer 2

non-consistent sleep wake cycles
difficulty feeding
- lathargic as a result

may not wake up for feeding

Question 3

2 month old red flags

Answer 3

inconsistent focus with limited to no evidence of tracking

movements are stereotypical

difficulty lifting/maintaining head up when prone

uncharacteristically strong with persistent / frequent back arching

prefers standing

fail to respond to faces/sounds/voices

Question 4

3-4 month old red flags

Answer 4

asymmetries in posture, movement, and muscle tone

hyperextension of neck in supine

lack of movement variety

difficulty reaching up when supine

imbalance of flexion/extension skills

fists are maintained

lack of voice attention, lack of interaction

limited vocalizations

persistent crying / inconsolability

movement against gravity is difficult

Question 5

6-8 month old red flags

Answer 5

consistently uses one hand

sits with rounded back / flops forward or backward when placed in sitting

difficulty feeding

Question 6

9-12 month old red flags

Answer 6

back is rounded when sitting, W sit

bunny hopping / scooting instead of crawl or creep

poor transitional movements

no initiation or response to social interactions

does not use hands together, limited exploration (fearful or uninvolved)

lack of cooing / babbling

little to no affection

monotone utterances

eye sight/eye positional issues

Question 7

12-18 month red flags

Answer 7

limited / no self feeding skills

not interactive

no use of sounds, words or gestures for needs to be met

almost always walks on toes

not walking independently by 16 months

no bilateral use of hands

Question 8

18-24 months red flags

Answer 8

poor feeing still, difficulty weaning from bottle

no imaginative play or interactions
– inappropriate use of common objects

no language to respond

vocab <25 words

cannot shift weight to one leg for balance

lack of coordinated bilateral hand use

Question 9

24-36 month red flags

Answer 9

speech is unintelligible

limited vocab / words are learned slowly

limited ability to interact/play
– poor turn-taking

difficulty following directions

unable to sit, not interested in books or stories

plays with few toys, limited exploration, lack of creative play schemas