Development Flashcards
What factors influence normal development?
- genetic
- nutritional
- environmental
Define median age
‘age when 50% of the population achieve a skill’
Define limit age
‘age when skill should have been acquired by 97.5% of children’
Describe gross motor development within the first 6 weeks of life
Head control in vertical
Describe gross motor development within the first 3 months of life
No head lag on pulling to sit
Describe gross motor development within the first 6 months of life
Sits unsupported, weight bears on legs
Describe gross motor development within the first 9 months of life
Crawls, holds onto furniture to stand and reaches on
Describe gross motor development within the first 12 months of life
Pulls to standing, walks
Describe gross motor development within the first 18 months of life
Runs, climbs onto adult chair
Describe gross motor development by 2 years of age
Climbs stairs with two feet/step, sits and steers trike
Describe gross motor development by 3 years of age
Climbs stairs using alternate feet, jumps off bottom step
Describe gross motor development by 4 years of age
Hops and climbs ladders
Name five primitive reflexes
Sucking and Rooting Palmar and Plantar grasp ATNR Moro Stepping and Placing
Describe the fine motor and vision development at 6 weeks
Follow torch with eyes
Describe the fine motor and vision development at 3 months
Hand regard in midline
Describe the fine motor and vision development at 6 months
Grasps toys, hand in hand
Describe the fine motor and vision development at 9 months
Scissor grip, points with index finger
Describe the fine motor and vision development at 12 months
Pincer grasp, bangs toys together
Describe the fine motor and vision development at 18 months
Tower of 3-4 bricks
Describe the fine motor and vision development at 2 years
Tower of 6-7 bricks, scribbles
Describe the fine motor and vision development at 3 years
Tower of 9 bricks, copies circle
Describe the fine motor and vision development at 4 years
Threads beads, draws simple man
Describe hearing and language development at 6 weeks
Stills to voice
Describe hearing and language development at 3 months
Starts to vocalise
Describe hearing and language development at 6 months
Babbles, screams when annoyed
Describe hearing and language development at 9 months
Imitates sounds, localises sound
Describe hearing and language development at 12 months
Knows and turns to name, many vowels and consonants
Describe hearing and language development at 18 months
5-20 words
Describe hearing and language development at 2 years
Simple instructions, 50+ words
Describe hearing and language development at 3 years
Asks questions, complex instructions, nursery rhymes
Describe hearing and language development at 4 years
Tells stories, counts to 20
Describe social and play development at 6 weeks
Social smile
Describe social and play development at 3 months
Pleasure on friendly handling
Describe social and play development at 6 months
Plays with feet, friendly with strangers
Describe social and play development at 9 months
Plays peek-a-boo, distinguishes strangers
Describe social and play development at 12 months
Drinks from a cup, waves bye bye
Describe social and play development at 18 months
Feeds with a spoon
Describe social and play development at 2 years
Puts on some clothes, symbolic play
Describe social and play development at 3 years
Toilet trained, washes hands, pretend interactive play
Describe social and play development at 4 years
Dresses and undresses, washes/dried hands, understands taking turns
Define developmental delay
Failure to attain appropriate developmental milestones for child’s correct chronological age
Name three types of abnormal development
- delay (global/specific)
- deviation (autism)
- regression (Rett’s syndrome, metabolic disorders)
What is Rett’s Syndrome?
Genetic condition where children develop normally in first year and then plateau before losing developmental skills
States seven red flags for abnormal development
- Asymmetry of movement
- Not reaching for objects by 6 months
- Unable to sit supported by 12 months
- Unable to walk by 18 months
- No speech by 18 months
- Concerns re. vision or hearing
- Loss of skills
What is global developmental delay?
Significant delay in 2 or more; gross/fine motor speech/language cognition social/personal ADL
What does Down’s syndrome screening consist of?
- cardiac
- vision
- hearing
- thyroid (annual)
- sleep related breathing disorders
- growth/development charts
- genetic
What is the genetic defect in Down’s syndrome?
trisomy 21