Developmental assessment

Question 1

What internal factors can affect development

Answer 1

Genetics
Underlying disease
Pathological insult

Question 2

What external factors can affect development

Answer 2

Nutrition
Home environment
Social interaction

Question 3

What are the 4 functional areas of development

Answer 3

Gross Motor
Fine motor and vision
Social behaviour and play
Speech, language and hearing

Question 4

What are the developmental milestones for a 6 week baby

Answer 4

GM - Raises head 45 degrees
FM - fixes and follows
SB - Smiles
SLH - Startles to sound

Question 5

Developmental milestones for 3-4 months

Answer 5

GM - No head lag (when held sitting)
FM - reaches for own hands, reaches for toys at 4/12
SB -
SLH - coos, laughs (alone or when spoken to)

Question 6

What is object permeance

Answer 6

Understanding that an object still exists when it isn’t seen

Question 7

Developmental milestones 6-8 months

Answer 7

GM - Sitting
FM - Palmar grasp, transfer between hands
SB - puts food to mouth, object permeance
SLH - Multiple syllable babble (non specific)

Question 8

Whats the difference between 6 month and 8 month sitting

Answer 8

Rounded back at 6 months, straight back at 8 months

Question 9

Developmental milestones 10 month

Answer 9

GM - Cruising around furniture
FM - Pincer grasp
SB - Waves bye (shy strangers, separation anxiety)
SLH - Mama and Dada

Question 10

Developmental milestones 1 year

Answer 10

GM - Walking
FM - Points
SB - Drink with cup
SLH - ~3 words (other than mama/dada) - drink, no

Question 11

Developmental milestones 18 months

Answer 11

GM - Run
FM - Scribble, tower 3 blocks
SB - Feeds self with spoon
SLH - can point to some body parts, ~10 words

Question 12

What is symbolic play

Answer 12

Sees behaviours in adults and copies, e.g. cleaning, or feeding a teddy

Question 13

Developmental milestones 2 years

Answer 13

GM - Jump, kick a ball
FM - Draw a line, tower of 6, make a train out of blocks at 2.5yrs
SB - symbolic play, dry during day
SLH - Simple phrases (2-3 words)

Question 14

Developmental milestones 3 years

Answer 14

GM - Stand on 1 leg, tricycle
FM - Draw circle, bridge from blocks, tower of 9
SB - Parallel play then interactive play
SLH - 4 word sentences and joined commands, verbs, age and some colours

Question 15

Difference between parallel play and interactive play

Answer 15

Parallel play - children play adjacent but not with each other
Interactive play - share and take turns etc

Question 16

Developmental milestones 4 years

Answer 16

GM - Hop, catch a ball, up and down stairs, skip (5 yrs)
FM - Draw a cross, square (4.5), triangle (5)
SB - Dress independently, dry at night, imaginative play
SLH - Counting, rhymes, more grammar

Question 17

At what age would lack of eye contact be concerning

Answer 17

Any age

Question 18

At what age would the inability to sit be concerning?

Answer 18

9 months

Question 19

When would you be concerned about a child not responding to name

Answer 19

1 year

Question 20

What is the limit age for running

Answer 20

2 years

Question 21

What is the limit age for knowing 6 words

Answer 21

18 months

Question 22

What is the limit age for spoon feeding self

Answer 22

18 months

Question 23

What is the limit age for naming 4 colours

Answer 23

4 years

Question 24

What is the limit age for walking alone

Answer 24

18 months

Question 25

What is the limit age for scribbling

Answer 25

2 years

Question 26

What is the limit age for pincer grip

Answer 26

1 year