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Ages & Stages
Communication Disorder
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This list was compiled for families by the Association for Families of Children with a Communication Disorder
(OAFCCD)
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- you are concerned
about your child's speech language development
- your child's
communication skills have not improved for the past 6 months
- you can say no to
any of the following in your child's age group (click on your child's
age below)
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If by 3
months your child does not do the following call us:
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- smile when spoken to
- seem to recognize
your voice and quiets down if crying
- produce cooing and
gooing sounds
- cry differently for
different needs
- smile when he/she
sees you
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If by 6
months your child does not do the following call us:
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- startle to a sudden
noise
- respond when his/her
name is called
- recognize familiar
faces and objects
- enjoy games like
"peek-a-boo" and tickling
- turn to you when you
speak
- reach for, hold and
put toys in mouth
- babble, ("ba ba
ba"), squeal for attention
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If by 12
months your child does not do the following call us:
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- understand some words
with gestures
- follow simple
instructions ("sit down", "don't touch")
- understand
"no"
- imitate sounds you
make ("whee", "oh oh")
- try to say sounds and
words ("ba-ba" for the bottle, "doo" for juice
- try to see along with
the music
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If by 18
months your child does not do the following call us:
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- follows simple
instructions (Show me the ____ or give me the _____.)
- point to 3 body parts
upon request
- understand more words
than he/she can speak
- says at least 10
words or word attempts ("ba" for ball)
- say "no"
- try to ask for what
he/she wants using either sound or words
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If by 24
months your child does not do the following call us:
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- point to familiar
objects when asked ("Show me your nose.", "Where's the
ball?")
- answer questions
saying "yes" or "no"
- point to pictures of
familiar people and things
- produce animal sounds
- say two-word
sentences ("more juice", "hi daddy"), asks question
("what's that?", "where is the baby?)
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If by 30
months your child does not do the following call us:
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- point to things
described ("Show me what goes on your feet.")
- understand that
"he" refers to a boy and "she" refers to a
girl
- follow simple
one-step instructions ("Take off your shoes.", "Clean up
your toys.")
- use "s" at
the end of words when there is more than one (e.g. dogs)
- uses "s" at
the end of words to talk about things belonging to someone (daddy's
shoe)
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If by 3
years your child does not do the following call us:
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- put a toy
"in", "on" and "under" when asked
- follow two-step
instructions ("Take off your shoes and put them in the
closet.")
- say 3 or more words
in a sentence
- ask "who",
"what" and "where" questions
- is not understood by
parents at least 80% of the time and is understood by people outside the
family 50% of the time
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If by 4
years your child does not do the following call us:
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- follow 3-step
instructions ("get your boots, put them on and wait outside for
me.")
- remember details from
a story that your have told or read
- predict what might
happen next in an unfamiliar story
- carry on a
conversation
- say 4 words or more
in a sentence
- say the following
sounds correctly in words: "k" as in cat, "f" as in
fish, and "y" as in you
- is not understood by
people outside the family more than 75% of the time
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If by 5
years your child does not do the following call us:
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- follow complex
instructions (ex. "when grandpa arrives, tell him I'm outside and
help him take his bag upstairs")
- point to colours when
asked
- understand
"three" (ex. "give me three spoons")
- produce most sounds
correctly in words except "s", "l", "r",
"th", "sh", "ch"
- answer questions
"what would you do if...?" and "why"
- use complete
sentences ("Mommy, can I have a cookie?", "I scraped my
knee when I fell off the bike")
- is not understood by
people outside the family almost all the time
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