Does Your 12 Month Old Need Speech and Language Therapy?

They respond to “No-no!”

They respond to his/her name

They follow simple direction with gestures

They give objects/toys on request, “Give me the ball”

They say “mama” or “dada”

They imitate waving, bye-bye

They point to, pull or push caregiver to desired object

They play simple games, such as “peek-a-boo”

They vocalize at least a few vowels, such as “ah, oo, e” and consonants, “p, b, h, m”