Red Flags

Littles: 18 months-3 years

• Lack of eye contact

• Inappropriate play (lack of desire to play with other children, difficulty using toys for intended purpose)

• Frequent temper tantrums

• Limited vocabulary: less than 50 words at 18 mos., 200 words at 2 yrs., or 1,000 words at 3 yrs.

Pre-school: 4-5 years

• Difficulty with producing speech sounds

• Difficulty combining words and speaking in sentences

• Frequent temper tantrums

• Inappropriate play (lack of desire to play with other children, difficulty using toys for intended purpose)

School Aged: 6-12 years

• Difficulty with producing speech sounds

• Difficulty formulating sentences (use of vocabulary, grammar, syntax)

• Difficulty understanding verbal instructions

• Difficulty making and maintaining relationships with others

Teens: 13-18 years

• Difficulty with producing speech sounds

• Difficulty with understanding social cues (body language, emotions/feelings of others, etc.)

• Limited of safety awareness

• Inappropriate judgement (appropriate vs. inappropriate situations and topics)