Milestones

Question 1

Gross motor

Answer 1

2 months: lifts head/chest when prone
4-5 months: rolls front to back, back to front
6 months: sits unassisted
9-10 months: crawls; pulls to stand
12 months: walks alone; throws object
2 years: walks up/down steps
3 years: rides tricycle; climbs stairs w/ alternating feet
4 years: hops
5 years: skips, walks backward

Question 2

Fine motor

Answer 2

2 months: tracks past midline
4 months: grasps rattle
6 months: transfers objects; raking
9-10 months: uses 3 finger pincer grasp
1 year: uses 2-finger pincer grasp
2 years: builds tower of 6 cubes
3 years: copies a circle; uses utensils
4 years: copies a cross
5 years: copies a triangle; ties shoelace; knows left and right; print letters

Question 3

Language

Answer 3

2 months: alerts to sounds; coos
4-5 months: laughs and squeals; orients to voice; begins to make consonant sounds
6 months: babbles
9-10 months: says mama/dada; says first words around 11 months
1 year: uses 1-3 words; follows 1-step commands
2 years: uses 2-word phrases
3 years: uses 3-word phrases
4 years: knows colors and some numbers
5 years: uses 5-word sentences

Question 4

Social/cognitive

Answer 4

2 months: recognizes parents; exhibits social smile
4-5 months: enjoys looking around; laughs
6 months: demonstrates stranger anxiety
9-10 months: waves bye-bye; plays pat-a-cake
1 year: imitates actions; exhibits separation anxiety
2 years: follows 2-step commands
3 years: brushes teeth w/ help; washes/dries hands
4 years: exhibits cooperative play; plays board games
5 years: exhibits domestic role playing; plays dress-up

Question 5

Common signs of autism

Answer 5

no babbling and/or gesturing by 12 months
no single words by 16 months
no 2-word phrases by 24 months
failure to make eye contact
other signs of deficits in language or social skills