Well-Child Visit

Why Monitor Your Child’s Development?

Developmental disabilities are common and often not identified before school age

• 1 in 6 children (3–17 years of age) has a developmental disability1
• Developmental disabilities are even more common among children from low income households, with 1 in 5 children experiencing a developmental disability
• About 1 in 36 children is estimated to have autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

What Are Developmental Milestones?

• Things most children can do by a certain age like:
  • By 2 months: reacting to loud sounds
  • By 9 months: lifting arms up to be picked up
  • By 3 years: drawing a circle, when you show them how
• Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act, and move
• Though all children develop at their own pace, most children reach developmental milestones at or around the same age

Why Monitor Developmental Milestones?

• Monitoring developmental milestones enables parents to support their child’s growth and act early if there is a concern.
• In a recent survey, parents frequently searched for information about developmental milestones.