Developmental Red Flags ✅ Flashcards
What is required if a child is assessed to be developmentally normal?
Reassurance
What is required if a child is assessed to be potentially abnormal?
Further assessment/investigation
What is required if a child is assessed to be definitely abnormal?
Urgent assessment/investigation
What is meant by a developmental ‘red flag’?
The ‘limit age’ by which a milestone should be achieved otherwise you start to worry
What are the milestones used for gross motor ‘red flags’?
- Sit unsupported
- Stand alone
- Walk alone
- Run
- Jump (two feet)
- Unilateral weakness
What is the limit age for sitting unsupported?
9m
What is the limit age for standing alone?
12m
What is the limit age for walking alone?
18m
What is the limit age for running?
2y
What is the limit age for jumping with 2 feet?
3y
What is the limit age for unilateral weakness?
Red flag at any age
What are the developmental milestones used for fine motor ‘red flags’?
- Clear hand preference
- Pincer grip
- Scribble
- Copy a line
- Draw a person with 6 parts
- Parental concern about eyesight
What is the limit age for having a clear hand preference?
<1y
What is the limit age for pincer grip?
12m
What is the limit age for scribbling?
2y