Children develop at different rates, so it’s natural for parents to wonder if their child’s language, social, motor or play development is on track. By learning more about the characteristics linked to delayed development, parents and professionals can better understand predictors for delays and how to promote development.

• Find out about developmental milestones in early childhood
• Learn more about your child’s language development

Worried that your child is a late talker? In our Late Talker Study we use the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories to determine how much language a child has. To participate in this study a child must:

• say fewer than 10 words
• be between 18 and 26 months old
• have no family history of autism

If you think your child may qualify you can contact REACH at 877-850-3372 or email reach@kennedykrieger.org for a free screening test.


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