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Some Developmental Warning Signs for Children 0 to 12 Months- Avoids eye contact
- Does not respond appropriately to "no-no"
- Rarely babbles, is unusually quiet
- Does not respond to whispered speech consistently
- Shows little interest in imitating gestures such as "bye-bye"
- Cries often without changing pitch or intensity
- Shows little emotion
Some Developmental Warning Signs for Children 12 To 18 Months- Avoids eye contact
- Does not say "ma-ma" or "da-da" in a meaningful way
- Is unable to point to common body parts when asked
- Does not understand 50 to 75 words
- Is unable to follow a simple one-step direction such as, "Go get the cup," unless accompanied by a gesture
- Does not imitate words
- Does not use three to twenty words
- Difficulty drinking from a cup
Some Developmental Warning Signs for Children 18 To 24 Months- Avoids eye contact
- Tunes out other people frequently
- Demonstrates or experiences a loss of skills
- Does not respond to two part commands such as, "Get the doll and put it in the bed."
- Difficulty identifying labeled pictures
- Is quiet most of the time
- Rarely attempts to imitate or produce words
- Does not have a wide range of single words (between 100 to 200 words)
- Is not interested in talking
Some Developmental Warning Signs for Children 24 To 36 Months- Avoids eye contact
- Difficulty singing songs
- Difficulty imitating parts of simple nursery rhymes
- Difficulty naming common objects
- Does not put short two or three word phrases together
- Difficulty sitting and attending to a book or movie
- Difficult to understand when talking
- Drools
- Feeding differences: Does not like firmer textures in food
Some Developmental Warning Signs for Children 3 to 5 Years- Speaks differently from other children of the same age
- Difficult to understand
- Difficulty maintaining eye contact when listening or speaking
- Disinterested or detached from other children when playing
- Makes noises or uses gestures to express needs instead of using words or sentences
- Difficulty comprehending directions or following conversations
- Watches what others are doing to follow a direction
- Speaks in short phrases instead of complete sentences
- Leaves out words such as, "ìs" or "the" (Mommy eating cookie)
- Leaves off endings such as, "ing" (Daddy play with ball)
Characteristics of Children with Receptive Language Problems- Difficulty following directions
- Difficulty understanding the point of a discussion
- Difficulty listening to and understanding stories
- Poor conversational skills; turn-taking nature of communication is challenged
- Limited vocabulary and understanding of concepts
- Watches others to ensure they are doing the right thing
Characteristic of Children with Expressive Language Problems- Poor grammar, such as problems with pronouns she, he, her, him, his
- Difficulty asking and answering questions
- Cannot find the precise words to explain and describe
- Describes using vague language
- Poor vocabulary
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