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Many who interact with an infant or toddler don’t always notice the warning signs that a child needs early intervention services. The earlier the intervention, the
greater the long-term effect on the child.

Here are some “red flags” for:

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

• Communication Delays
• Feeding Delays or Limitations
• Motor Delays (Physical Therapy)
• Motor Delays (Occupational Therapy)
• Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)

Red Flags for Communication Delays

• Lack of communicative gestures by 18 months
• Limited comprehension and/or production vocabulary
• Lack of growth in production vocabulary over 6 month
  period from 12-18 months

Red Flags for Feeding Delays/Limitations

• Difficulty (or lack of) swallowing and chewing various textures
• Gagging and vomiting during meals
• Aversion to solid foods (child only eats pureed food)

Red Flags for Motor Delays — PT

• Low/Rigid muscle tone from birth.
• Not lifting head by 4 months
• Not sitting by 8 months
• Not pulling to stand by 12 months
• Not walking by 14 months

Red Flags for Motor Delays — OT

• Low/Rigid muscle tone from birth.
• Not lifting head by 4 months
• Not sitting by 8 months
• Not pulling to stand by 12 months
• Not walking by 14 months

Red Flags for SPD

• Child has short attention span, can’t focus
• Gets motion sickness in cars or carnival rides
• Demonstrates clumsiness in motor skills
• Avoids messy or gooey substances
• Doesn’t like to be touched
• Has difficulty acting on information received
  through the senses