Name Recognition and Response

merged.social_communal.name_recognition

Socialmeasurable6mo–2.5y

Measured by 2 instruments· Cross-instrument confidence:

What this is

Responds to own name by looking toward speaker, demonstrating self-awareness and social responsiveness

Instrument	Approach	Age range	Mapping confidence	Ref
M-CHAT-R/F Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised, with Follow-Up	Parent screening report Subscale: Autism risk indicators	16mo–2.5y		q10
Bayley-4 Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition	Clinician observation (developmental) Subscale: Receptive Communication	1mo–3.5y		receptive.name_response

“Approach” describes how the instrument assesses this construct, not the specific items. We never reproduce proprietary test items.

Consensus window: 16mo–2.5y (all 2 instruments overlap).

Baseline: developmental_24mo_en_gbAge: 2yLocale: en-GBTone: mixed

“When you call {child_name}'s name from the other side of the room, does {he_she} look over or answer back?”

Follow-up: “Does {he_she} usually respond the first time, or does it take a couple of calls?”

Not yet

Rarely responds to {his_her} own name

Emerging

Sometimes responds, especially when you're close

Developing

Usually responds the first or second time

Secure

Consistently responds — looks up, talks back, or stops what {he_she} is doing

The same canonical item shows up on the developmental page with prerequisites, activities, and full developmental context.

M-CHAT-R/F
Robins, D.L., Casagrande, K., Barton, M., Chen, C.M., Dumont-Mathieu, T., Fein, D. (2014). Validation of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised With Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F)
doi:10.1542/peds.2013-1813
Bayley-4
Aylward, G.P. (2020). New Bayley-4 Normative Data: Implications for Clinical Practice
doi:10.1097/DBP.0000000000000739