Development

Question 1

Newborn

• Vision (1)
• Hearing (1)
• Motor (1)
• Social (1)

Answer 1

Pupils react to light
Baby startles to loud sound
Primitive reflexes are present
Baby makes eye contact

Question 2

6 weeks

• Vision (1)
• Hearing (2)
• Motor (1)
• Social (1)

Answer 2

Fixes and follows face or bright light
Baby stills to sound at 15cm from ear, responds to mother’s voice
Able to support head when held upright
Smiling

Question 3

3 months
- Vision (1)

• Motor (2)
• Social (1)

Answer 3

Looks at own fingers
Head in midline, raise head when prone
Vocalisations

Question 4

4 months

• Vision (2)
• Hearing (1)
• Motor (4)
• Social (1)

Answer 4

Regards hand, fixes and follows through 180 degrees
Baby turns to sound at level of own head
Reaching for toy, primitive reflexes disappear, begins to weight bear with buckling at the knee
Rolls at 4.5 months
Two-way vocalisations

Question 5

6 months
- Vision (1)

• Motor (4)
• Social (3)

Answer 5

Watches others and will follow then as they move around the room
Achieves sitting position, palmar grasp, transfers across the midline, stands when held to weight bear with less buckling
Loud vocalisations, blows raspberries, shows distress when mother leaves the room

Question 6

7 months

• Vision (2)
• Hearing (1)
• Motor/performance (2)
• Language/social (1)

Answer 6

Visual attention to 1m, picks up tiny objects
Locates sound at 1m on level of ear
Object permanence begins, raking action to attain raisin off surface
Baby uses double sounds

Question 7

8 months

• Motor/performance (2)

Answer 7

Intermediate grasp

Sits well unsupported

Question 8

10 months

• Vision (1)
• Hearing (2)
• Motor/performance (3)
• Language/social (2)

Answer 8

Visual attention to 3m
Locates sounds above and below head
Infant stands to weight bear well, not voluntary release of toy held in hand, parachute reflex
Says mumma and dada, exhibits shyness

Question 9

Primitive reflexes (9)

Answer 9

Palmar
Plantar
Suck
Root
Moro
Stepping
Tonic labrynthine 
Babkin
Galant

Question 10

12 months

• Motor/performance (5)
• Language/social (2)

Answer 10

Bang 2 cubes together, pincer grasp, cruising around furniture, casting of objects (eg. throwing them to the floor), can release toy held in hand
Pointing gesture, single words

Question 11

15 months

• Motor/performance (1)
• Language/social (1)

Answer 11

Walking with wide-based gait

Recognises names of body parts

Question 12

18-20 months

• Motor/performance (5)
• Language/social (2)

Answer 12

Tower of 2 cubes, hand dominance emerges but not definitive, drinks from a cup, walking well with gait less wide-based, will crawl up stairs
Can name 4-6 familiar objects, can understand names of up to 20 familiar objects

Question 13

21 months

• Motor/performance (1)
• Language/social (1)

Answer 13

Shape recognition

4-5 single words

Question 14

24 months

• Motor/performance (4)
• Language/social (3)

Answer 14

Uses spoon to feed self, hand dominance consistent, goes up stairs 2 feet at a time, down 2 feet each stair holding hand or rail
2 word combinations, can understand more complex sentences, begins to follow 2 part simple instructions

Question 15

2.5 years

• Motor/performance (2)
• Language/social (1)

Answer 15

Tower of 4 cubes, scribbles on a page

Can name at least 1 object from picture book

Question 16

3 years

• Vision (1)
• Hearing (1)
• Motor/performance (6)
• Language/social (6)

Answer 16

Can use E chart
Can repeat words whispered in ear
Has an early tripod pencil grasp, copies a line, begins to copy circle, jumps well, copies a 3 cube bridge, up stairs 1 foot each stair (down 2 feet each stair)
Knows plural, puts on items of clothing with help, speaks intelligibly within family unit, 3 word combinations, begins to follow simple 3 part instructions, colour recognition

Question 17

3. 5 years

- Motor/performance (4)

Answer 17

Draws circle well, begins to draw a person, copies a 4 cube train, can balance on 1 leg

Question 18

4 years

• Motor/performance (4)
• Language/social (2)

Answer 18

Copies a cross, emerging ability to copy a square, begins to do buttons, up and down stairs one foot at a time
Can name shapes, puts on items of clothing with less help

Question 19

4.5 years

• Motor/performance (3)
• Language/social (2)

Answer 19

Copies 6-cube steps, copies a recognisable square, immature drawing of a person
Inteligble speech and better grammar