General Paediatrics Flashcards
Builds tower of 2-3 cubes
18 months
Builds tower of 6 cubes
24 months
Builds a “bridge” with cubes
3.5 years
Drawing a random stroke
18 months
Drawing a circle
3 years
Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
The test generates an IQ score independent of reading and writing skills
Can diagnose learning disability
Verbal comprehension, visual spacial, fluid reasoning, working memory, processing speed, verbal comprehension, perceptual organisation, freedom from distractibility, processing speed
Used for kids 6-16 years
Average IQ= 100
<70 = intellectual disability (2 SD below the population mean)
*Weschler preschool and primary scale of intelligence (WPPSI) for ages 2.5 years- 7.5 years
Bailey scale of infant and toddler development (BSID)
formal development tool
often used to follow up premature babies at risk of developmental delay
Age 1month-42 months
Griffith mental development scales
Birth- 6 years
Gross motor skills
Social interaction with others
Hearing and language
Hand eye coordination
Performance (reasoning)
Practical reasoning (2-6 years)
McCarthy scales of children’s abilities (MSCA)-
ages 2-8
Measures cognitive ability rather than IQ
Peabody Picture Vocabulary test
ages >2.5 years
-tests receptive vocabulary
Ages and stages
screening questionare
completed by parents
4 months - 5years
intellectual disability
IQ <70 AND low adaptive functioning
Mild - 50-69
Mod- 35-49
severe 20-34
profound <20
red flags in child development
poor head control by 4 months
not sitting by 9 months
not walking independently by 18 months
no babbling, pointing or gesturing by 12 months
no single words by 16 months
<10 words by 20 months
no two word combinations by 24 months
<50 words by 30 months
regression in language or social skills at any age (25% of ASD)
ADHD assessment tools
Connors
Vanderbilt
M-CHAT
modified checklist autism in toddlers
screening tool
between16 and 30 months of age
Difference between Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI) and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)
ADI-R explores a child’s early developmental history through semi structured parent interview
the ADOS provides information regarding the child’s current functioning in social, communication and play areas through a structured play session
Medications for autism
Usually stimulants for co morbid ADHD
Melatonin + sleep program
Risperidone for agression
Anxiety- SSRI (fluoxetine)
Sertraline - OCD
drawing a line
2 years
builds bridge
36 months
kick a ball
2 years
jump in place
2 years
throw a ball
12-18 months