Child Development Flashcards
Red Flag - can’t sit at___
9 mo
Red Flag - can’t walk by ____
18 mo
Red Flag - no pincer grasp by ____
12 mo
Red Flag - hand dominance at
<18mo
Red Flag - no response to name by ____
12 mo
Red flag - <15 words by ___
18 mo
Red Flag - no two word sentences at
2 years
Red Flag - no pretend play by
3 years
Red flag – does not point to desired object by ___
15 mo
Other general red flag
regression at any age
Developmental Hx
med hx, prenatal diet sleep hearing, vision seizures milestones famhx soc hx corroboration - teachers, etc
Developmental physical exam
growth (HC, wt, ht)
full exam
esp: neuro, dysmorphic features, neurocutaneous signs
developmental observation
Developmental Disorder - DDx / categories
- motor: CNS (e.g. CP), PNS (e.g. MD), developmetnal coordination disorder
- language: oromotor anatomy, hearing impairment, language disorder, ASD
- emotional/social: ASD, neglect, social communication disorder
- if 2+ areas: global developmental delay (language, social, cognitive, motor (fine, gross))
Developmental disorder w/u
- hearing, vision
- genetic syndromes potentially
- MRI head (if neuro findings, seizures, macro/microcephaly)
- metabolic testing
- EEG if ?seizures
- lead + iron studies possibly
- TSH
Autism Spectrum Disorder - diagnostic criteria
A criteria (persistent + multiple contexts):
- deficit in social-emotional reciprocity, affect, fail to initiate/respond
- deficit in non-verbal communication
- deficit in relationships
B restrictive behaviours
- repetitive motions / speech
- insistence on routine
- restricted + fixed interests
- hyper or hypo-reactivity to sensory input
Present early in development, cause impairment, not explained by ID or GDD
If co-occur with ID, ASD social communication is below expected for IQ