DEVELOPMENT AND DELAY Flashcards
What are the four main aspects of development that are routinely assessed?
Gross motor
Fine motor and vision
Hearing, speech and language
Social behaviour and play
In terms of assessing gross motor ability of a new born, what should you be looking for?
Symmetrical movement of all four limbs
Normal muscle tone
In terms of assessing fine motor and visual ability of a new born, what should you be looking for?
Whether or the not the baby fixes on mother’s face and follows through 90 degrees
In terms of assessing hearing, speech and language ability of a new born, what should you be looking for?
Crying
There is also the national Newborn Hearing Screening Programme
In terms of assessing social behavior and play ability of a new born, what should you be looking for?
Whether or not the baby responds to being picked up.
What should a 6 week old be able to do in terms of gross motor development?
Have good head control when pulled up to sitting position or when held in ventral suspension
Have the Moro response (see next card)
What is the Moro response?
Extension of the arms, and then brisk adduction towards the chest when the infant is startled or if the baby’s head is allowed to drop back slightly. Should be symmetrical.
What should a 6 week old be able to do in terms of social development?
Smile
What should a 6-8 month old be able to do in terms of gross motor development?
Bears weight on legs Sits without support Forward & downward parachute response Crawls No longer exhibit Moro response
What should a 6-8 month old be able to do in terms of fine motor and visual development?
Reaches out to grasp
Fixes on small objects
Follows fallen toys
What should a 6-8 month old be able to do in terms of hearing and speech development?
Polysyllabic babbling
Laughs
Responds to own name
Positive distraction hearing test
What should a 6-8 month old be able to do in terms of social behaviour and play development?
Puts everything to mouth
Hand and foot regard (bringing feet up to mouth)
Plays peek-a-boo
What are some of the red flags seen in babies who are 6-8 months old?
Persisting primitive reflexes (such as Moro response)
Hand preference, fisting, squint
What should a 12 month old be able to do in terms of gross motor development?
Gets to sitting position
Pulled to a standing position
Walks holding furniture
Walks 2 steps alone
What should a 12 month old be able to do in terms of fine motor and visual development?
Points with index finger
Throws objects
Pincer grip
Holds 2 bricks and bangs them together
What should a 12 month old be able to do in terms of hearing and speech development?
Turns to sound of name
Uses ‘mama’ and ‘dada’
Understands several words