Babies with Down Syndrome are individuals just like any other child. Some milestones may be achieved within the range of everyday babies and other milestones may be achieved later. Here is a guide:
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Area of development
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Milestone |
Age range |
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| Everyday children | Children with Down Syndrome | ||
| Gross motor skills (moving around) | Holds head steady in sitting
position Sits alone Stands alone Walks alone |
1-4m 5-9m 9-16m 9-17m |
3-9m 6-16m 12-38m 13-4m |
| Fine motor skills and hand eye co-ordination | Follows objects with eyes Reaches out and grasps objects Passes objects from hand to hand Builds a tower of large cubes Copies a circle |
1-3m 2-6m 4-8m 10-19m 24-40m |
1.5-8m 4-11m 6-12m 14-32m 36-60m |
| Communication skills
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Babbles “Dada”, “Mama” Responds to familiar words First words spoken with meaning Shows needs by gesture Two word phrases |
5-14m 5-14m 10-23m 11-19m 15-32m |
7-18m 10-18m 13-36m 14-30m 18-60m |
| Personal and social skills | Smiles when talked to Feeds self with biscuit Drinks from cup Dry by day Bowel control |
1-2m 4-10m 9-17m 14-36m 16-48m |
1.5-4m 6-14m 12-23m 18-50m 20-60m |