{"id":17415,"date":"2020-12-24T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/?p=17415"},"modified":"2025-12-18T17:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:51:35","slug":"18-month-old-baby-developmental-milestones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/en\/18-month-old-baby-developmental-milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"18-Month-Old Baby Developmental Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17415\" class=\"elementor elementor-17415\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ec9b68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ec9b68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-588bf51\" data-id=\"588bf51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c8731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8c8731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Child development is an ongoing process with certain sequences. In general, when children reach a certain age and stage, they will have the corresponding changes in their physical, cognitive, language, behavior and social abilities.<\/p><p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">By the age of 18 months old, your baby will be able to perform these skills:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f2187b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f2187b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bb18b9\" data-id=\"4bb18b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daed155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"daed155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social and Emotional\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8991bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8991bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18853\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN1.png 1000w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66eb426\" data-id=\"66eb426\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8437f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8437f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Language \/ Communication<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4cafa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4cafa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18856\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En2.png 1000w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d66f454 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d66f454\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8ba491\" data-id=\"a8ba491\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e62ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25e62ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cognitive <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c255fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c255fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18859\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En3.png 1000w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En3-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1d9f99\" data-id=\"b1d9f99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75461d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75461d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Movement \/ Physical<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f1440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5f1440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En4.png 1000w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_En4-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6fd30a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6fd30a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bc4f47\" data-id=\"1bc4f47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8572034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8572034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/en\/developmental-questionnaire\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Artboard-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35678\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Artboard-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Artboard-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Artboard-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Artboard-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Artboard-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b06669 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0b06669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/en\/developmental-questionnaire\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Take Test<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3655159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3655159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Act early by seeking advices from professionals if your child:\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e8a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9e8a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18862\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN5.png 1000w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN5-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/autismpartnership.com.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/by-age-of-18-month-old_EN5-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f97c18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f97c18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b758cc\" data-id=\"9b758cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8ab45e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8ab45e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4e927a\" data-id=\"f4e927a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b03c9df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b03c9df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 \/ 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; text-align: left;\">Infomation from CDC\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/actearly\/milestones\/milestones-18mo.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/actearly\/milestones\/milestones-18mo.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef79695 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef79695\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column 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