Development/Behavior Flashcards
Gold standard for autism diagnosis
ADOS and ADI-R scales
Good prognostic signs in autism
Performance IQ >70
Speech by age 5
Highly structured environment
What is Rhett’s?
A subtype of autism:
- Significant developmental regression
- Deceleration of head growth
- Loss of social engagement
- Deficiency of language/social skills
- MR
- Normal for first several years of life
- Regression in 2+ areas before 10 years
- Looks like autism
Sensory Disintegration Disorder
3 main features of autism
- Limited range of interests
- Deficits in reciprocal interactions
- Deficits in verbal/nonverbal skills
Hallmark of Asperger’s
Social skills not appropriate, academically better
A child can perform all of the following:
- stack 2 blocks
- name one body part
- walk
- follow a simple command without gestures
How old are they?
24 months
“Most children”
75-90%
“Age is closest to”
75-90%
“All children”
Answer one age group older
“Some children”
Answer one age group younger
Typical HC growth
- Birth = ~35cm
- 0-3 months = 2cm/month
- 3-6 months = 1cm/month
- 6-12 months = 0.5cm/month
- 1 inch between 2 and 12 years
Typical weight gain
- Birth 3-3.5kg
- Regain by 2 weeks
- Double by 4 months
- Triple by 1 year
How gross motor proceeds
Hed to toe
How fine motor development proceeds
Proximal to distal
When do primative reflexes disappear
3-9 months of age
When do postural reactions develop
Between 3-10 months of age, coinciding with motor skills
- Head hangs down in ventral suspension
- Head lag when pulled to sit
- Turn head to side
- Moro, stepping, grasp reflexes
Newborn
- Head in line with body in ventral suspension
- Lifts head 45 degrees when prone, arms extended
- Follows object past midline
2 months
- Lifts head to 90 degrees when prone
- Chest up, supported on arms when prone
- No head lag when pulled to sit
- Rolls prone to supine
4 months
- Chest up, supported on hands, when prone
- Rolls supine to prone
- Sits with support (no support by 7 months)
6 months
- Gets into sitting position
- Crawls
- Pulls to stand
- May cruise (10-11mo)
9 months
- Takes a few steps with hand held
- May stand without help or walk independently
12 months
- Swipes at objects
- Hands open
3 months
- Hands in midline
- Grasps objects and brings to mouth
4 months
- Transfers objects hand-hand
- Reaches unilaterally, raking grasp
6 months
- Early pincer grasp
- Eats with fingers
9 months
- Mature pincer grasp
- Releases object voluntarily
12 months
- Coos
2 months
- Orients to voice
- “Ah-goo”
4 months
- Babbles
6 months
- Mama, dada non-specifically
- Responds to name, no
9 months
- Mama, dada specifically
- Immature jargoning (no real words)
- One or more words with meaning
- Understands commands with gestures
12 months
- Social smile
- Regards face
2 months
- Laughs
4 months
- Start of object permanence
- Prefers mother, stranger anxiety
6 months
- Object permanence: looks over edge
- Plays peek-a-boo, pat-a-cake
- Wave bye-bye
- Uncovers hidden object (10mo)
9 months
- Plays simple games
- Takes pride in accomplishments
12 months
- Walks well
- Walks backwards
15 months
- Walks backwards
- Runs clumsily, falls often
- Walks pushing or pulling toys
18 months
- Runs well, wide-based gait
24 months
- Walks on tiptoes
- Tandem walks forward
4 years
- Tandem walks backwards
- Skips, alternating feet
5 years
- Crawls up stairs
15mo
- Walks up stairs with hand held
- Two feet per step
18mo
- Climbs up and down stairs alone
- Two feet per step
24mo
- Climbs up stairs alternating feet
3 years
- Climbs down stairs alternating feet
4 years
- Sits self in chair
18mo
- Kicks ball forwards
- Jumps in place, jumps off step
- Stands on one foot momentarily
24mo