Social & Autism Signs Check
How is your child connecting and getting along with the people around them?
These questions look at the little ways your child reaches out — the eye contact, the sharing, the pointing, the pretend play and the interest they show in other people. A few minutes and you’ll have a friendly picture and a next step.
It’s a supportive guide based on well-known early signs, not a diagnosis. What it gives you is an honest, clear view and something you can do about it, all in one place, without being sent off elsewhere.
How old is your child?
Just pick the closest age — that way we can ask the right questions.
If your child does this sometimes, or has ever done it, go with “Sometimes” rather than “Not yet”. “Not yet” simply means it’s still on its way. There are no wrong answers here, and a couple of “not yet”s is completely normal.
Signs it’s worth getting a little help
- Your child has lost social skills, words or eye contact they used to have
- Doesn’t respond to their name by around 12 months
- Doesn’t point at or bring things to show you by around 18 months
- Very little eye contact, sharing, or interest in other people
- No pretend play by around 2–3 years
Get help straight away if your child has lost skills they used to have, or doesn’t seem to hear you or respond to sounds (ask your doctor for a hearing test — don’t wait). And if your child is ever in immediate danger or has hurt themselves, call your local emergency number or go to your nearest emergency department now.
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Based on: CDC “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” social-emotional milestones (public domain) · Our evidence base. A supportive guide, not a diagnosis.
Why Social & Autism matters
Here’s why this matters: connection is a two-way skill, and it’s where friendships are quietly built. Sharing a glance, offering a toy, checking your face to see if something’s safe — these tiny moments are how your child learns that other people have feelings, plans and surprises of their own. That’s the groundwork for taking turns, joining in games, and reading the mood of a room, all of which matter far more at nursery and in the playground than any single word does.
In our clinic we love how social skills grow through play, not drills. Pretend games are where children rehearse being a friend, a helper, a shopkeeper — trying on other points of view in a safe, low-stakes way. Every child connects in their own style, and being a bit quieter or more particular is fine. What matters is that your child has ways to reach people and feel that warmth come back, because feeling wanted is what gives a child the courage to keep reaching out.