Normal neurodevelopment

Areas of development

• Gross motor
  • Head control- 3 months
  • Rolling- 6 months
  • Sitting balance- 6-8 months
  • Crawling- 9 months
  • Standing- 12 months
  • Running- 18 months
  • Rides trike- 24 months
  • Stairs- 36 months
• Fine motor and vision
  • Hand regard in midline- 3 months
  • Grasps toy- 6 months
  • Scissor grasp- 9 months
  • Pincer grasp- 12 months
  • Tower of 3 bricks- 18 months
  • Tower of 6-7 and scribbling- 24 months
  • Tower of 9 and copies circle- 36 months
• Hearing and Language
  • Vocalises- 3 months
  • Babbles- 6 months
  • Imitates sounds- 9 months
  • Knows name- 12 months
  • 2 body parts/5-20 words- 18 months
  • Simple instructions/50+ words- 24 months
  • Asks questions/complex instructions- 36 months
• Social Smile
  • Social smile- 6 weeks
  • Follows adult- 3 months
  • Plays peek-a-boo- 9 months
  • Drinks from cup- 12 months
  • Feeds with spoon- 18 months
  • Puts on clothes/symbolic play- 24 months
  • Pretend interactive play/toilet trained- 36 months

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