Sponsored by the Children's Forum and the State of Florida, Division of Early Learning.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately one in five young children will demonstrate a behavioral or developmental issue prior to age five. Early identification and intervention is the key to ensuring that children with specific challenges receive the help or therapy needed prior to Kindergarten.

Help Me Grow Hillsborough provides caregivers access to free developmental screening. Families are able to complete an Ages and Stages Questionnaire online by clicking on one of the ASQ icons at the bottom of this page.  The ASQ helps explore development across the following areas:

  1. Communication
  2. Gross Motor
  3. Fine Motor
  4. Personal Social  (self-help)
  5. Problem Solving
  6. Social Emotional (ASQ SE version)

The Help Me Grow Care Coordinator can provide caregivers with enrichment activities and help with connections to programs in the community. Help Me Grow is for all families, whether there is a concern or not.   Screening through Help Me Grow provides an opportunity to see how the child is progressing and if there are needs for extra support.

For more information about Help Me Grow, please contact Lori Reyes, Program Manager at 813-922-8807 or email.  For more information about available services and supports in Hillsborough County. 

Check Your Child’s Development with a Free Screening

Takes about 10–15 minutes. It’s simple and free.

Help Me Grow offers FREE autism screenings for children between the ages of 16 to 30 months old. A screening can help you learn if your child may have signs of autism.

The screening is simple. The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised, with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F) is a screening tool that will ask a several questions about your child’s behavior. Once completed, a care coordinator will contact you to explain the results and talk about next steps.

Complete an Autism Screening