• ASQ 12 months

  • Child's Birthday*
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  • Communication Section

  • Does your baby make two similar sounds like “ba-ba,” “da-da,” or“ga-ga”? (The sounds do not need to mean anything.)*
  • If you ask your baby to, do they play at least one nursery game even if you don’t show them the activity yourself (such as “bye-bye,” “Peeka-boo,” “clap your hands,” “So Big”)?*
  • Does your baby follow one simple command, such as “Come here,”“Give it to me,” or “Put it back,” without your using gestures?*
  • Does your baby say three words, such as “Mama,” “Dada,” and“Baba”? (A “word” is a sound or sounds your baby says consistently to mean someone or something.)*
  • When you ask, “Where is the ball (hat, shoe, etc.)?” does your babylook at the object? (Make sure the object is present. Mark “yes” if theyknow one object.)*
  • When your baby wants something, do they tell you by pointing to it?*
  • Gross Motor

  • While holding onto furniture, does your baby bend down and pick up a toy from the floor and then return to a standing position?*
  • While holding onto furniture, does your baby lower themself with control (without falling or flopping down)?*
  • Does your baby walk beside furniture while holding on with only one hand?*
  • If you hold both hands just to balance your baby, do they take several steps without tripping or falling? (If your baby already walks alone, mark “yes” for this item.)*
  • When you hold one hand just to balance your baby, do they take several steps forward? (If your baby already walks alone, mark “yes” for this item.)*
  • Does your baby stand up in the middle of the floor by themself and take several steps forward?*
  • Fine Motor

  • After one or two tries, does your baby pick up a piece of string with their first finger and thumb? (The string may be attached to a toy.)*
  • Does your baby pick up a crumb or Cheerio with the tips of their thumb and a finger? They may rest their arm orhand on the table while doing it.*
  • Does your baby put a small toy down, without dropping it, and then take their hand off the toy?*
  • Without resting their arm or hand on the table, does yourbaby pick up a crumb or Cheerio with the tips of theirthumb and a finger?*
  • Does your baby throw a small ball with a forward arm motion? (If they simply drops the ball, mark “not yet” forthis item.)*
  • Does your baby help turn the pages of a book? (You may lift a page forthem to grasp.)*
  • Problem Solving

  • While holding a small toy in each hand, does your baby clap the toys together (like “Pat-a-cake”)?*
  • Does your baby poke at or try to get a crumb or Cheerio that is inside a clear bottle (such as a plastic soda-pop bottle or baby bottle)?*
  • After watching you hide a small toy under a piece of paper or cloth, does your baby find it? (Be sure the toy is completely hidden.)*
  • If you put a small toy into a bowl or box, does your baby copy you byputting in a toy, although they may not let go of it? (If they already letgo of the toy into a bowl or box, mark “yes” for this item.)*
  • Does your baby drop two small toys, one after theother, into a container like a bowl or box? (You mayshow him how to do it.)*
  • After you scribble back and forth on paper with a crayon (or a pencil orpen), does your baby copy you by scribbling? (If they already scribbleson their own, mark “yes” for this item.)*
  • Personal-Social

  • When you hold out your hand and ask for their toy, does your baby offer it to you even if they don't let go of it? (If they already let go of thetoy into your hand, mark “yes” for this item.)*
  • When you dress your baby, do they push their arm through a sleeve once their arm is started in the hole of the sleeve?*
  • When you hold out your hand and ask for their toy, does your baby let go of it into your hand?*
  • When you dress your baby, do they lift their foot for their shoe, sock, orpant leg?*
  • Does your baby roll or throw a ball back to you so that you can return itto them?*
  • Does your baby play with a doll or stuffed animal by hugging it?*
  • Overall

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