Early+Indicators

|| Child may not roll or only be able to lift head up. Child is able to sit up when supported by a pillow or other person – not yet able to independently support upper body (trunk). || || Child is not interested in grabbing objects or tracking them as they move. || || Child is not able to cross his/her mid-line with his hands to transfer objects. || || Child prefers to be on his/her back and is not able to support self on tummy. || || Child is not consistently opening and closing his hand. Child may continue to use fist grab for objects. || || Child lacks ability to imitate actions performed by another person. The child may not understand the use of the object. || || The child does not engage in make-believe play. The child manipulates objects in repetitive ways showing intense interest in the movements. The child may be preoccupied with parts of objects. He may insist on sameness in their play. Transitions can be difficult. ||
 * **Gross/Fine Motor Development** |||| ||
 * //Typical Development// || //Atypical Development/ASD// ||
 * By 7 months child is able to roll both ways (front to back, back to front) and sit up unassisted
 * By 7 months, child is able to reach for object with one hand
 * By 7 months, child is able to transfer object from hand to hand
 * By 1 year, child is able to assume hands-and-knees position
 * By 1 year, child is able to use pincer grasp
 * By 1 year, child plays with objects by banging them together. She engages in simple imitation of play. || The child engages in repetitive movement with objects. The child mouths objects more frequently. Lack of motor imitation. ||
 * By 2 years, child is able to imitate a variety of actions with objects (i.e. kick ball, stand on stool, etc.)
 * **Play Skills** ||
 * //Typical Development// || //Atypical Development/ASD// ||
 * At 20 months, child demonstrates make-believe play.
 * Around 2 years the child expands pretend play to include more than one action. The child enjoys playing in the vicinity of others and may pass objects to others in play. Play becomes more diverse.

|| The child prefers solitary play and does not attend to the play of others. Abnormal behaviors (spinning objects or motor mannerisms) may begin to emerge. The child may demonstrate unusual sensory behaviors. || || Have unusual reactions to the way things sound, smell, taste, look, or feel ||
 * **Behavior** ||
 * //Typical Development// || //Atypical Development/ASD// ||
 * Infants exhibit startle responses when touched. || May exhibit excessive startle response, arousal regulation difficulty, unusual sensitivity to stimuli, oral motor problems, hypo-/hyper- tonia ||
 * Before 12 months, the child anticipates being picked up and reaches for adults. The child orients body toward adult when held. || The child does not anticipate being picked up and does not reach for familiar people. The child has difficulty adjusting body position when held. ||
 * By 1 year, child displays relatively happy temperament during play and time with caregivers. || Child may be extremely difficult or very passive. Some children may appear irritable and unable to be soothed.
 * Able to tolerate a variety of textures on body and regulate self in relation to the ever-changing sensory input of his/her environment (i.e. maintain a calm body when lights are turned on/off in a room). || Flap their hands, rock their body, or spin in circles