The following charts list the ‘typical’ child development by age and the possible implications if a child has not reached typical developmental milestones. Please note that these charts are only a guide and are in no way a definitive assessment tool.
How to use these charts: These charts can be used as a guide to screen if children are reaching roughly appropriate developmental milestones for their age. They can also be used to help establish determine child care, or home-based activities.
Child Development
Understanding your child’s changing growth and development milestones is an important part of parenting. As infants and children progress through a series of growth stages, they may encounter common physical or emotional challenges. The pediatric experts at CHOC created a series of guides by age and stage, so you can better understand what your child is going through and spot any issues along the way.
Understanding your child’s growth and development
Growth and development includes not only the physical changes that occur from infancy to adolescence, but also some of the changes in emotions, personality, behavior, thinking and speech that children develop as they begin to understand and interact with the world around them. Skills such as taking a first step or smiling for the first time are called developmental milestones.
Development Skills and Milestones
Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act and move. All children develop at their own pace, but these milestones give you a general idea of the changes to expect as your child grows.
Developmental milestones can be categorized by the following:
After taking the M-Chat (Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers) or any other screening tools In the non-professionals Section Please consult with a professional who knows how to diagnose Autism such as a child psychiatrist or psychologist, pediatric neurologist, or developmental pediatrician, for an evaluation also please make sure that they understand the diagnostic criteria for diagnosing autism such as if you live in the US they should now be using the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
fifth edition (DSM -V) which came out May 5th 2013 and was updated on November 5th 2022 to the (DSM- V TR) and if you live anywhere else other than the US you should be using the international classifications of diseases manual 11th edition (ICD11) which came out in January 1st 2022 and was updated on January 2024. Make sure that you are following all guidelines in your state, territory, region of province
BEFORE YOU START THE TESTS PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING DISCLAIMER FROM AUTISM 360
ONLINE AUTISM TESTS ARE BASED ON GUIDELINES SET BY AUTISM RESEARCH CENTER AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED WITH AUTISM RESEARCH. THESE TESTS ARE PURELY INDICATIVE IN NATURE AND MUST NOT BE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CONSIDERED A DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM... TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROFESSIONAL SCREENING OF AUTISM PLEASE CONSULT A QUALIFIED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.
Make sure that you are following all guidelines in your state, territory, region of province
After taking the The Autism-Spectrum Quotient Test (AQ)
please consult with a professional who knows how to diagnose Autism such as a child psychiatrist or psychologist, pediatric neurologist, or developmental pediatrician, for an evaluation also please make sure that they understand the diagnostic criteria for diagnosing autism such as if you live in the US they should now be using the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
fifth edition (DSM -V) which came out in 2013 and was updated to (DSM - V TR) November 5, 2022 and if you live anywhere else other than the US you should be using the international classifications of diseases manual 11th edition (ICD11) which came out in January 2nd 2021 and was updated on January 1st 2024. Make sure that you are following all guidelines in your state, territory, region of province
This information is for educational and informational purposes only. Do not use this information to diagnose yourself or someone you know that may have Autism.
After filling out the M-Chat (Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers) please consult with a professional who knows how to diagnose Autism such as a child psychiatrist or psychologist, pediatric neurologist, or developmental pediatrician, for an evaluation also please make sure that they understand the diagnostic criteria for diagnosing autism such as if you live in the US they should now be using the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
fifth edition (DSM -V) which came out on May 5, 2013 and was updated to (DSM - V TR) November 5, 2022 and if you live anywhere else other than the US you should be using the international classifications of diseases manual 11th edition (ICD11) which came out January 1st 2022 and was updated January 1st 2024. Make sure that you are following all guidelines in your state, territory, region of province
