Developmental milestones Flashcards
1
Q
What are the major social behaviour and play milestones?
(4)
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2
Q
What are the feeding milestones?
(5)
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3
Q
What are the dressing/undressing milestones?
(4)
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4
Q
What are the major play milestones?
(5)
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5
Q
What are the major motor and vision milestones?
3 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
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6
Q
What are the bricks-stacking milestones?
(4)
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7
Q
What are the drawing milestones?
(5)
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8
Q
What are the book/reading milestones?
(3)
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9
Q
What are the developmental milestones in speech and hearing?
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10
Q
What are the gross motor developmental milestones?
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11
Q
Developmental red flags
Referral points
Fine motor skill problems
Gross motor problems
Speech and language problems
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Referral points
- doesn’t smile at 10 weeks
- cannot sit unsupported at 12 months
- cannot walk at 18 months
Fine motor skill problems
- hand preference before 12 months is abnormal and may indicate cerebral palsy
Gross motor problems
- most common causes of problems: variant of normal, cerebral palsy and neuromuscular disorders (e.g. Duchenne muscular dystrophy)
Speech and language problems
- always check hearing
- other causes include environmental deprivation and general development delay
