Early Signs

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) lists five behaviors that warrant further evaluation:

• Does not babble or coo by 12 months
• Does not gesture (point, wave, grasp) by 12 months
• Does not say single words by 16 months
• Does not say two-word phrases on his or her own by 24 months
• Has any loss of any language or social skill at any age

For more information, please visit Learn the Signs. Act Early. or https://autismsociety.org/.

 

 

Autism Spectrum Disorders Fact Sheet- 2024