The text that follows is from a brochure of the Early Intervention Project, an interagency effort between the Minnesota Departments of Health, Education and Human Services and local interagency early intervention committees. If you believe your child seems different, call for a developmental evaluation.
Premature infants tend to develop somewhat more slowly.
Check with your doctor, if you have questions. Not all kids are cut out to develop the same way. Some can't wait to get help. A little extra help now might make a difference later. The story of Sandy Sandy's mother suspected that her baby didn't have normal hearing.