GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Flashcards
runs
16 mo
speaks first real word
12 mos
weight estimation
pincer grasp
8 months
Social smile
2 - 3 months
o evoked by holding the infant’s trunk and then suddenly lowering the infant as if he or she were falling
o The arms will spontaneously extend to break the infant’s fall
Parachute reflex
responds to name-calling; inhibits to “no”; follows 1-step command with gesture
7 mo
transfer objects
6 months
REFLEX DISAPPEARANCE
builds tower of 2-3 cubes; makes a line with crayon
15 mos
scribbles
13 months
draws circle
3 years old
Brings hand together in midline
3 months
palmar grasp gone
4 mo
Ties shoes
6 yrs
this reflex a prerequisite to walking
Parachute reflex
elicited by placing a finger in the open palm of each hand
Grasp response
o 37 wk of gestation, strong enough that the examiner can lift the infant from the bed with gentle traction
Length and Height
Ht in cm: age in yrs x 5 + 80
Ht in inches: Age in years x 2 +32
Average birth length:
50 cms
Handedness
3 years old
Average head circumference at birth:
33-35 cms.
points to body parts
18 mos
approximates adult head at what age
6 yrs
smiles on social contact
2 mos
- Inattention and disorganization: unable to stay on task, seeming not to listen, losing materials at levels that are inconsistent with age or developmental level
- Hyperactivity-impulsivity: overactivity, fidgeting, inability to stay seated, intruding into other people’s activities, inability to wait
ADHD
REFLEXES
Suspect _____ disorder if no teeth by 13 mos
thyroid
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (DSM V) Encompasses the following:
- Autistic disorder (autism)
- Asperger disorder
- Childhood disintegrative disorder
- Rett disorder
- Pervasive developmental disorder NOS
object permanence
9 - 10 months
imitates vertical line; tower of 4 cubes
18 mos
can skip, draws a square, knows abc, can write name
5 yrs
Birthweight is tripled at
1 year
Points to objects
10 months
mama/dada
9 - 10 months
Age at onset of ADHD: several inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms were present prior to age
12 years
Birth weight is doubled at
4 months
ADHD
Inattention (6 or more of the ff:)
- Often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in school
- Often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities
- Often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
- Often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork
- Often has difficulty in organizing tasks
- Often avoids, dislikes or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort
- Often loses things necessary for tasks
- Often easily distracted by external stimuli
- Often forgetful in daily activities
HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE is Attained 90% of adult head size by what age
2 yrs
asymmetric tonic neck reflex gone
4 mo
rolls front to back
4 - 5 months
stranger anxiety
6 months
elicited by supporting the infant in a semi-erect position and then allowing the infant’s head to fall backwards onto the examiner’s hand
Moro reflex
o normal = symmetric extension and abduction of the fingers and upper extremities, followed by flexion of the upper extremities and an audible cry
o asymmetric response = fractured clavicle, brachial plexus injury, or hemiparesis
o No response = significant CNS dysfunction
Language explosion
2 y/o
Bed wetting in girls and boys
o Up to 4 y/o in Girls
o Up to 5 y/o in Boys
Average HC at 1 year old
45 cms
Thumb finger grasp
8 months
Average length at 1 year old:
75 cms.
babbles
6 months
Walks with one hand held
1 year old
walks alone
12 months
produced by manually rotating the infant’s head to 1 side and observing for the characteristic fencing posture
Tonic neck reflex
Reaches for objects
4 months
waves byebye
9 - 10 months
Sits without support
6 months
All 20 primary teeth have erupted by what age
3 years old
draws a cross, knows colors
4 yrs
The average hour of sleep of a 3-month-old baby is?
15 hrs
Among the following reflexes, which normally persist throughout life?
Parachute
smiles in response to face & voice
1.5 mos
ADHD
Hyperactivity and impulsivity (6 or more of the ff:)
- Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
- Often leaves seat in classroom
- Often runs about or climbs excessively
- Often has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly
- Often “on the go”
- Often talks excessively
- Often blurts out answers before questions have been completed
- Often has difficulty awaiting turn
- Often interrupts or intrudes on others
*** SEVERAL symptoms were present before 12 years of age.
separation anxiety
12 months
pulls to sit, no head lag
3 months
