Developmental process Flashcards
Time frames are approximate:
Individual variations are common
(-)Indicates reflexes which are typically integrated by the end of the current time period
(+) indicates reflexes which typically first appear during the current time period
Birth to 3 months: Reflexes present
- Galant
- Stepping
- Root & suck
- Palmar grasp
- Moro/ Startle
- ATNR
- Positive support
- Plantar grasp
- Head righting
Galant:
0-2 months normal response when held face down to move hips toward the stimulated side when the back is stroked along the spinal cord
Stepping:
0-2 Months: elicited when the infant is held upright and inclined forward with the soles of the feet touching th flat surface
Foot & Suck
Elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek the infant will turn towards the stimulus
Palmar grasp:
Flexion of the fingers through stimulation of the palm of the hand
Moro/ Startle:
Sudden loss of support causes the arms to first abduct then adduct, the baby may cry
ATNR:
Fencing reflex: jaw side extension, skull side flexion for UE & LE
Tonic Lavrinthine: with infant in supine position extending the head elicits the back to stiffen and arch, legs straighten/stiffen/close together, toes point. arms/elbows/wrists flex, hands fist with finger flexion
Positive Support:
When weight is placed on the balls of feet when upright, legs and trunk stiffen into extension
Plantar grasp:
Stroke the sole of foot and the toes will flex and invert slightly
Head Righting:
aka: Labyrinthine righting reflex: corrects body orientation when taken out of normal upright position ( the head is out of position and when corrected the rest of the body follows) use of vestibular system
Gross motor skills:
- Flexed posture dominates
- Independent movement of knees, ankles and toes
- Log roll
Fine Motor skills
Firm grasp
4 Months:
Reflexes present:
- (-) Palmar grasp: start to resolve
- Moro/ Startle
- ATNR: Tonic Labrinthine
- Positive support
- Plantar grasp
- Heat righting
- (+) Landau: infant is held in a horizontal prone position at the trunk, the body arches into extension and the head and limbs extend in response: superman
5 Months:
Reflexes present:
- (-) Moro/Startle
- ATNR: Tonic Labrinthine
- Positive support
- Plantar grasp
- Head righting
- Landau
- (+) Equilibrium reactions in prone ( maintaining postural alignment in relationship to gravity and space)