Development of Reach & Grasp Flashcards
Locating a target: Uses saccades
Newborn
Locating a target: Move attention from object to object
Infant
Locating a target: Limited smooth pursuit
Birth - 6 wk
Locating a target: Tracks objects well
3 mo
Locating a target: Obligatory looking; ableto disengage an object
4 mo
Locating a target: Use head and eye together
5 mo
Eye-Head-Hand Coordination: Head-Arm movement strongly coupled
2 mo
Eye-Head-Hand Coordination: Head-Arm movements being uncoupling, increased flexibility
2-4 mo
Eye-Head-Hand Coordination: Gain trunk postural stability, providing stable base for emergence of reaching
4 mo
Rudimentary Reaching/Pre-Reaching Skills: Moves arm when visually fixated on an object, open hand
Newborn
Rudimentary Reaching/Pre-Reaching Skills: Frequency of reaching decreases, hand fisted
2 mo
Rudimentary Reaching/Pre-Reaching Skills: Frequency of reaching increaes, hand open; acquire skills in aiming, become realistic in reaching
3 mo
Rudimentary Reaching/Pre-Reaching Skills: Reaching movements visually triggered
Birth - 1 yo
Rudimentary Reaching/Pre-Reaching Skills: Reaching less visually triggered
1+ yo
Infant Reaching:
- Reaching occurs in step
- Bimanual reaching may dominate, elbow may be locked, final approach crooked/awkward
- Reaching becomes visually guided
4-5 mo
Infant Reaching:
- Reaching becomes smoother (few steps, straight approach)
- Unilateral reaching may begin, elbow is used
6 mo
Infant Reaching:
- Coordinated
- Complementary reaching/transfers objects
- Controlled release
8-9 mo
List the intrinsic (4) and extrinsic (3) factors that influence reaching
Intrinsic = Age, experience, postural control, developmental delay
Extrinsic = Task demand, vision, coordination
Describe what reaching should look like at the end of year one (2)
- Visually guided reaching decreased
- Switch from ballistic to feedback strategy