How do I know when I should consider therapy for my child?<\/strong> Please use the<\/strong> Developmental Checklist For Three To Four Years of age.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When you review the Developmental Checklist For Three To Four Years of age<\/strong><\/strong> below, one or two concerns should not cause alarm.<\/strong> Because<\/strong> it is important to look at your child\u2019s overall tendencies and clusters of behavior<\/strong>. Then<\/strong> if your child has difficulty with three or more examples listed in a category, print a copy of the list, check your concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Because where more than a few concerns are found in a child<\/strong>. Then we recommend you speak with your primary care physician [PCP]. Since it is important to<\/strong> have a discussion about whether to obtain a referral for an assessment by Speech Language Therapy or Occupational Therapy. Because<\/strong> the referral should be for a Speech language Therapist and \/ or Occupational Therapist professional, which is experienced with working in child development.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes\n__ No__ Have difficulty organizing toys or materials? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Need more verbal cues\nto complete age appropriate tasks than others? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have a short\nattention span? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty\ntransitioning from one task to another? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Demonstrate\naggressive or impulsive behavior? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Become frustrated\neasily? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty\nexpressing needs or wants? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Dislike puzzles or\nbuilding with blocks <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Seem distracted by\nsounds, especially those that others don\u2019t seem to notice? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Seem overly sensitive to\nmildly loud noises? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have a history of repeated\near infections? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have a delay in speech\ndevelopment? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Hum, sing, or chatter to\nthemselves during independent play or quiet times? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty paying\nattention or listening to simple instructions? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Appear to have difficulty\ndetermining the location of sounds? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes\n__ No__ Appear easily distracted by sounds that seem to go unnoticed by others?\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Hold utensils awkwardly or\nwith difficulty, or frequently drop utensils (i.e. spoon, crayon)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Avoid crossing mid-line? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Frequently switch hands\nduring craft activities or when eating? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty manipulating\nobjects that require the use of two hands? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Move their tongue or mouth\nexcessively when working with their hands? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Grasp items too loose or too\ntight for the task? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes\n__ No__ Dislike coloring, cutting, or drawing? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Appear clumsy or accident\nprone (frequently falls, trips, bumps into things, seems off balance)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Tire easily? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty learning new\nmotor patterns (i.e. peddling feet to ride a tricycle)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have an awkward walking or\nrunning pattern? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have poor posture? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Appear to be loose or floppy\n(low muscle tone)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have trouble catching or\nthrowing different sized balls? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have trouble sitting still;\nappears fidgety? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Avoid or appear reluctant to\nparticipate in physical activities (i.e. sports)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty jumping or\nhopping on one leg? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Balancing on one leg? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes\n__ No__ Ascending\/descending stairs without a rail? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Tend to be a picky eater or\nreact adversely to common foods? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Gag or become distressed\nwhen smelling or presented with certain foods? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty coordinating\nchewing and swallowing, or a suck\/swallow\/breath pattern? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Drool (past the age of 2)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Over stuff food into their mouth? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Tend to crave certain foods?\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes\n__ No__ Inappropriately put non-food items into their mouth? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty socializing\nwith others? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Prefer to play alone; has\ndifficulty with peers? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty remaining in\ngroup situations? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Easily get frustrated or\nupset, and takes an unusually long amount of time to calm down? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have frequent outbursts or\nmeltdowns? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty going to new\nplaces in the community? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes\n__ No__ Have difficulty with sharing? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have speech that is\ndifficult to understand? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty answering or\nresponding to simple questions? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Rarely carry on a\nconversation? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Appear not to hear when\ntheir name is called upon? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Infrequently make eye\ncontact with peers and adults? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Use nonverbal gestures\ninstead of words? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Appear lost or disinterested\nwhen someone is talking to them? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes\n__ No__ Have difficulty saying words that others can understand? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Over or under react to pain\ncompared to peers, or seem unaware of cuts or bruises? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Avoid or crave messy\nactivities more than other children? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Appear sensitive to certain\ntextures or fabrics? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Dislike being touched? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Seek out rough play with\npeers, frequently crashing or bumping? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Appear unaware of the\npersonal space of others? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Appear unaware of food on\ntheir face or of a runny nose? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Avoid or crave going\nbarefoot? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty with or not\nseem to notice temperature changes (i.e. seasons, going inside)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Avoid small toys or\nmanipulatives? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes\n__ No__ Frequently drop or have too loose of a grasp on feeding utensils or\ncrayons? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Fall frequently? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have poor balance in\neveryday tasks? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes\n__ No__ Get car or motion sickness easily? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Fear or seek out swinging,\nsliding, stairs, or other activities requiring balance? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Get dizzy easily? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Never seem to get dizzy? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Enjoy twirling, spinning, or\nrocking more than other children? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have poor endurance for\nstanding or sitting, or needs movement to sustain these tasks? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes\n__ No__ Seem to dislike being picked up or touched more than other children? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty\ndiscriminating or recognizing items as same or different? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have difficulty following a\nmoving object (i.e. ball)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Having difficulty keeping\ntheir gaze on still objects? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Appear sensitive to light,\npreferring dark or dim lighting? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Have a diagnosed visual\nproblem? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Become excited watching\ncertain types of visual stimuli? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Hold books or toys too close\nto their face or eyes? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes __ No__ Leave more space uncolored\nor add less detail to a picture than peers? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes\n__ No__ Often look at items out of the corner of their eye or tilt their head? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Developmental Checklist For Three To Four Years Of Age How do I know when I should consider therapy for my child? Please use the Developmental Checklist For Three To Four Years of age. When you review the Developmental Checklist For Three To Four Years of age below, one or two concerns should not cause alarm. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-124","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nDevelopmental Checklist For<\/strong> Three to Four Years<\/strong> Of Age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Attention and Behavior: <\/strong>Does your child\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Auditory: <\/strong>Does your child\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Fine Motor: <\/strong>Does your child\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Developmental Checklist For<\/strong> Three to Four Years<\/strong> Of Age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Gross Motor: <\/strong>Does your child\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Oral Motor: <\/strong>Does your child\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Social and Emotional: <\/strong>Does your child\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Speech and Language: <\/strong>Does your child\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Developmental Checklist For<\/strong> Three to Four Years<\/strong> Of Age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tactile: <\/strong>Does your child\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Vestibular: <\/strong>Does your child\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Visual: <\/strong>Does your child\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n