Built to help you observe your child — never to test them.
MDAS is a free check you can do from home. You answer three short questions in each of ten areas of development, about things you have actually seen your child do, and see a colour for each area with simple next steps. It never gives your child a label.
MDAS is a free, parent-led check of developmental milestones for children aged 8 months to 7 years. You answer short questions about what you have actually seen your child do. MDAS compares your answers with what is typically expected at your child’s age, using Mayrah’s own library of 1,200 everyday skills, built from more than two decades of clinical practice, and gives each area a colour with simple next steps.
It takes 5 to 8 minutes, and your child is never identified: only their age in months is held, and every record is deleted automatically after 30 days.
MDAS is a screening and awareness tool. It does not provide a clinical diagnosis. Please discuss any concerns with a qualified professional.
The framework, by the numbers
Live figures from the MDAS framework, developed from more than two decades of clinical practice with children and families in Delhi NCR.
- 10
- Areas of development
- The whole child, not one isolated skill
- 61
- Subdomains
- Finer developmental strands within each area
- 1,200
- Observable skill statements
- Plain-language, functional behaviours
- 11
- Age bands
- From 8–12 months through 72–84 months
- 108
- Area × age benchmarks
- Expected performance for each area at each age band
- 4
- Competency levels
- Emerging, Developing, Proficient, Mastered
- 5
- Point rating scale
- From 0 “Never” to 4 “Always / independently”
- 5–8
- Minutes for a parent
- 10 screens, 3 questions each
1,200 skills, one point of light each
- Communication218
Understanding, expressing, receptive and expressive language
- Cognitive144
Thinking, problem solving, matching, memory
- Daily living (ADL)142
Self-care and independence in daily routines
- Motor125
Gross motor and fine motor skills
- Social120
Interaction, relationships, turn-taking, sharing
- Play103
Functional, pretend, social and independent play
- Academic102
Pre-academic skills, learning readiness, concepts
- Behaviour102
Emotional regulation, attention, flexibility
- Emotional82
Feelings, self-awareness, managing emotions
- Sensory62
Sensory processing and responses to sensory input
Academic is included from 30 months. Pre-academic skills rest on communication, thinking and motor foundations that come first, so a younger child is checked on nine areas, and the report shows only the areas actually checked.
“These are common patterns, not a race. Every child moves through them at their own pace.”
How MDAS works
- 01
Consent
Three clear statements: this is indicative, not clinical; your answers are stored and deleted automatically after 30 days; and whether you would like us to contact you.
- 02
Your child’s age
In years and months. It decides which skills are in scope for your child.
- 03
Ten short screens
One for each area, three questions each, about plain everyday behaviour, rated from “Never” to “Always”. The questions change each time.
- 04
Name and mobile
Asked once, to put on your report.
- 05
An instant report
Every area checked is shown green, amber or red, with next steps and a private link that only you hold.
What you have seen, what is typical, and the gap
Your MDAS report
Age 3 years 2 months · sample
- CommunicationKeep monitoring
- CognitiveOn track
- Daily livingOn track
- MotorOn track
- SocialKeep monitoring
- PlayOn track
- AcademicOn track
- BehaviourOn track
- EmotionalOn track
- SensoryOn track
Illustrative sample. Colours are prompts, not verdicts.
What you have seen
The average of your ratings across the questions asked in that area.
What is typical
The benchmark for that area at your child’s age band, drawn from the competency levels of every skill in Mayrah’s library that applies at that age.
The gap
Expected minus observed: the distance between what is typically expected and what you report.
- Green · On trackGap below 0.50. Broadly in line with the general expectation for that age.
- Amber · Keep monitoringGap of 0.50 to 0.99. Something may be worth watching over the coming months.
- Red · Worth a conversationGap of 1.00 or more. We suggest speaking to a qualified professional.
A screening can be wrong in both directions
It can miss something, or flag something that turns out to be fine. If you are worried about your child, speak to a qualified professional, whatever the colours say. Our team is always there to talk it through with you.
Proprietary, not “validated”
MDAS is proprietary, structured and grounded in two decades of clinical practice. It is not a standardised test validated against a representative sample of Indian children, and we will never claim that it is.
Built from our own clinical work, not licensed from anyone else
- The 1,200-skill libraryand its mapping to age bands, drawn from Mayrah’s own clinical work. It is not a licensed instrument.
- The 61-subdomain structurebeneath the ten areas of development.
- The Domain Gap Indexand its thresholds: the way what you observe and what is expected are turned into a clear signal.
- Age-appropriate selectionwhich skills are asked at which age, including leaving Academic out below 30 months.
- The Milestones Passbooka companion booklet that turns single checks into a developmental history the family owns.
What MDAS is, and what it is not
We give both equal space, because knowing the limits is what makes a result useful.
What MDAS is
- A screening and awareness tool for parents
- A structured way to see your child’s development across ten areas
- Proprietary to Mayrah, developed from two decades of clinical practice
- Free, private and done from home in 5 to 8 minutes
- A starting point for a conversation with your child’s teacher or a professional
What MDAS is not
- A diagnosis. Only a qualified clinician can give one
- A test for autism, ADHD, a learning disability, a speech or language disorder, or any named condition
- A medical device. It is not registered with CDSCO
- A standardised or validated test
- A guarantee of any result or outcome
Private by design
Read the full Privacy Policy and Disclaimer.
- Only your child’s age in months is held.
- Records are deleted automatically after 30 days, or sooner with “Delete My Data” on your report.
- No analytics, advertising pixels or third-party trackers.
- We contact you only if you said yes.