5 POTENTIAL Signs:

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Social interaction seems to be missing

See if your baby crosses these milestones:

• From 0 to 3 months the baby responds with smiles or coo-ing.

• 7 to 12 months babies make sounds and actions like clapping or pointing.

• 7 to 24 months babies are able to understand and respond to your talking.

By the time your baby is a year old he or she should be trying to make words. At 18 months they try to join two words together. If you feel your child says very few words or is not talking at all, consult a speech pathologist and ask whether your child may need speech therapy.

By the time your baby is one and a half to 24 months you should be able to understand what he or she is saying.

Your baby should be able to put words together from 18 months, but if by 3-years-old still isn’t able to say words like ‘mommy come’ or ‘papa play’, consult a doctor to see if speech therapy is needed.

If your child has difficulty with easy consonants like “pa” or “ba” or “ma” at two years or if at 3 years can’t make the harder sounds of ‘G’ or ‘K’, then he or she may have speech difficulties.