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Identify Developmental Issues
The criteria and behaviors provided on this page may indicate there is a problem that requires intervention.
Infants (0-12 Months)
- Does not notice when touched or when things are going on nearby
- Jumpy or jittery, over-reacting to noise, touches or light
- Lack of harmony between parent and child
- Never smiles, cries or responds to caregiver
- Too much fussing or crying, inability to be soothed or comforted
Toddlers (1-3 Years)
- Delays of at least 6 months in walking, talking, social or other behavior
- Aggressive behavior directed at other people or things
- Delayed language
- Hand waving or hand-clapping that does not stop
- Lack of play activity or imitation of parents
- Overly dependent or overly obedient
- Persistent unhappiness or crying
- Self-destructive behavior such as biting or head banging
- Unable to become connected to people who take care of the child
- Uncontrollable anger
Preschoolers & Kindergartners (4-6 Years)
- Aggressive behavior
- Anxious or fearful, depressed mood, total lack of interest in or withdrawing from other people
- Daytime toileting problems
- Lack of confidence, which keeps the child from having fun
- Not interested in or unable to play with other children
- Persistent constipation or diarrhea
- Persistent eating or sleeping problems
- Refusal to comply with rules and expectations
- Unable to control his/her own behaviors
- Unable to separate from parents
- Unable to verbally express wants and needs
School-Age Children (7-12 Years)
- Acting out sexual behaviors that are inappropriate for the child's age
- Aggressive or hurtful behavior
- Constant refusal to comply with rules at home or at school
- Continued resistance to attending school
- Depressed mood, loss of interest in activities and relationships
- Easily distracted or unable to pay attention
- Feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness, suicidal talk to action
- Headaches or stomach aches that keep occurring but don't seem to have a cause
- Inability to develop values, morals, relationships or educational goals
- Lying, stealing, fire-starting, cruelty to animals
- Poor school work, including being very behind in reading or math
- School work or attendance that is going downhill
- Sexual or physical aggression
- Trouble sleeping or difficulty with eating
- Truancy, chemical abuse, running away
Adolescents (13-19 Years)
- Anxious, nervous
- Change in dress, mood
- Chronic resistance to complying with rules at home, school or in the community
- Conflicts around personal identity, such as values, morality, relationships, sexuality, vocational or educational goals
- Declining school performance or attendance
- Depressed mood, loss of interest in activities and relationships, isolated, lack or friends
- Difficult concentrating, remembering or making decisions
- Dramatic personality changes
- Eating disorder, unusual eating patterns
- Feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness, suicidal talk or action, giving away possessions
- Lack of remorse
- Lying, stealing, fire-starting, cruelty to animals
- Sexual intrusiveness or promiscuity
- Sexual or physical aggression towards others
- Trouble sleeping or difficult with eating
- Truancy, chemical abuse, running away