Development Flashcards
What age range is child development used to describe
Birth and 5 years of age
What are the 4 domains of child development
- Gross motor 2. vision and fine motor 3. hearing, speech and language 4. Social, emotional and behavioural
Gross motor development of a newborn
Flexed arms and legs, symmetrical posture
Gross motor development at 3,6,9,12 months
3 = head upright 6 = sit upright 9 = crawling 12 = walking
Gross motor development at 18 months and 2 years
18 month = run
2 years = jump (2 feet leave ground)
What vision and fine motor milestones at 5 months and 10 months
5 = palmar grasp 10 = pincer grip
Vision and fine motor milestones at 1 year, 2 years, 3 years
1 year = scribble, tower of 1-2 cubes
2 year = parallel lines, tower of 6 cubes
3 year = circle, bridge (3 cubes)
Hearing, speech and language milestones at 3 months, 8 months, 12 monthd
3 months : laughs and squeals
8 months: mama dada
12 months: 1-2 words
Hearing, speech and language milestones at 2, 3 years
2 = 2 word phrases 3 = 3 word phrases
Social, behavioural milestones
2 years = pulls off some clothing, feed a doll
3 years = play with others, name a friend
Genetic causes of childhood developmental delay
Chromosomal disorders e.g. downs
Cerebral dysgenesis e.g. microcephaly
Factors in pregnancy that cause developmental delay
Congenital infection, exosure to drugs and alcohol, cerebral palsy (MCA infarct)
Perinatal causes of abnormal development
Maturity, birth asphyxia, hypoglycaemia
Postnatal causes of abnormal development
Infection (meningitis, encephalitis), trauma, stroke, hearing/vision impairment
Environmental factors of developmental delay
Abuse and neglect, low stimulation
