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Table 5. Developmental Red Flags

This table provides developmental red flags across time periods from neonatal to ages 6-12. It lists potential language/cognitive, motor, and social-emotional concerns at each stage. Developmental red flags include lack of responses to sounds or faces, absence of babbling or words, motor delays in sitting, walking or grasping, and lack of smiling, imitation or pretend play. The table notes that loss of a previously acquired skill can also be a developmental red flag.

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Table 5. Developmental Red Flags

This table provides developmental red flags across time periods from neonatal to ages 6-12. It lists potential language/cognitive, motor, and social-emotional concerns at each stage. Developmental red flags include lack of responses to sounds or faces, absence of babbling or words, motor delays in sitting, walking or grasping, and lack of smiling, imitation or pretend play. The table notes that loss of a previously acquired skill can also be a developmental red flag.

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  • Developmental Red Flags

Table 5.

Developmental Red Flags


Time Language/Cognitive Motor Social-Emotional
Period
Neonatal Infant does not respond to loud sounds. Muscle tone too low to Caregiver shows indifference or
period feed. disinterest in infant.
2 months Does not alert to voice. Cannot raise head when Lack of looking at faces/lack of
prone. fixation.
4 months No cooing or gurgling sounds. Unable to bring hands to Lack of smiling.
midline.
6 months Lack of turning toward voices. Does not pass object from No smiling, laughing, or expression.
one hand to another.
9 months Lack of babbling with consonants. Inability to sit. Lack of Absence of back-and-forth smiles
rolling. and vocalizations in “conversation.”
12 months Child does not respond to name. Does not Does not stand or bear Indifferent or resistant attachment
understand “no”. weight on legs when to caregiver. Does not look where
supported. caregiver points.
15 months Does not use words such as mama and No pincer grasp. Absence of proto-imperative pointing
papa/dada. (point to desired object).
18 months Not using at least 6 words. Inability to walk Absence of proto-declarative
independently. pointing (point to show interest) or
showing gestures.
24 Lack of words and two-word meaningful Inability to walk well. Does not imitate actions or words
months sentences. Inability to follow simple of caregivers. Poor eye contact.
commands.
36 Inability to use three-word sentences. Frequent falling or Lack of pretend play.
months difficulty with stairs.
4 years Unclear speech. Does not answer simple Does not jump in place. Ignores other children.
questions. Inability to use pronouns.
5 years Inability to rhyme. Inability to recognize Does not draw pictures, a Unusually fearful, sad, shy, angry.
shapes, letters, colors. Resists dressing, square, or a cross. Poor Does not distinguish between real
sleeping, using the toilet. balance. and make-believe.
6-12 years Cannot retell or summarize a story with Does not skip or hop on Does not name friends. Cannot
beginning, middle, and end. one foot. Does not write recognize feelings in others.
name.
Any age Loss of previously acquired skill.

Table 5. Developmental Red Flags Time Period Language/Cognitive Motor Social-Emotional Neonatal period Infant does
5 years Inability to rhyme. Inability to recognize shapes, letters, colors. Resists dressing, sleeping, using the toilet.

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