Important Links

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Evaluation Links: 

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Suffolk County Children with Special Needs 
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/HealthServices/ServicesforChildrenwithSpecialNeeds.aspx

The Early Intervention Program
http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0532.pdf

Special Education in New York State for Children Ages 3-21: A Parent’s Guide 
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/policy/parentguide.htm

Spanish version:  Educación Especial en el Estado de Nueva York para niños de 3 a 21 Años: Guía para los padres
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/policy/spanishparentguide.htm

Explains what preschool special education is, and how to get evaluated, process etc.
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/preschool/brochure.htm 

 

Childhood Milestone Links:

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Early Childhood Milestone Map: For Parents of Children 0-5 years of age
http://www.autismspeaks.org/sites/default/files/images/waad/autism_brochure.pdf

Milestone Moments: (English) 
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/MilestoneMomentsEng508.pdf

Milestone Moments: (Spanish) 
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/LTSAE_Booklet_MilestoneMoments_SPAN-ReaderSpreads_Web-ready_7.22.11.pdf

Track your Child’s Developmental Milestones: (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/TrackChildsDevMilestonesEng.pdf

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Track your Child’s Developmental Milestones: (Spanish) 
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/TrackChildsDevMilestonesSpanish.pdf

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Learn the Signs. Act Early-
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html

 

Milestone Checklist- From 0-3 years of age

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Here’s what you can expect your child to be doing from birth to age three.  If you have concerns about your baby’s development, call your local Early Intervention Program.

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At 3 months of age, most babies:
-Turn their heads towards bright colors and lights
-Move both eyes in the same direction together
-Recognize bottle or breast
-Respond to their mother’s voice
-Make cooing sounds
-Bring their hands together
-Wiggle and kick with arms and legs
-Lift head when on stomach
-Become quiet in response to sound, especially to speech
-Smile

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At 6 months of age, most babies:
-Follow moving objects with their eyes
-Turn toward the source of normal sound
-Reach for objects and pick them up
-Switch toys from one hand to the other
-Play with their toes
-Help hold the bottle for feeding
-Recognize family faces
-Imitate speech sounds
-Respond to soft sounds, especially talking
-Roll over

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At 12 months of age, most babies:
-Get to a sitting position
-Pull to a standing position
-Stand briefly without support
-Crawl
-Imitate adults using a cup or telephone
-Play peek-a-boo and patty cake
-Wave bye-bye
-Put objects in a container
-Say at least one word
-Make “ma-ma” or “da-da” sounds

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At 18 months of age, most children:
-Like to push and pull objects
-Say at least six words
-Follow simple directions (“Bring the ball”)
-Pull off shoes, socks and mittens
-Can point to a picture that you name in a book
-Feed themselves
-Make marks on paper with crayons
-Walk without help
-Walk backwards
-Point, make sounds, or try to use words to ask for things
-Say “no,” shake their head, or push away things they don’t want

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At 2 years of age, most children:
-Use two-to-three word sentences
-Say about 50 words
-Recognize familiar pictures
-Kick a ball forward
-Feed themselves with a spoon
-Demand a lot of your attention
-Turn two or three pages together
-Like to imitate their parent
-Identify hair, eyes, ears, and nose by pointing
-Show affection

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At 3 years of age, most children:
-Throw a ball overhead
-Ride a tricycle
-Put on their shoes
-Open the door
-Turn one page at a time
-Play with other children for a few minutes
-Repeat common rhymes
-Use three-to-five word sentences
-Name at least one color correctly

 

If your child is having trouble doing some of these things, it may put your mind at ease to talk to someone.