Module 18 developmental red flags 6-12 years old

Question 1

Motor skills developmental red flags

Answer 1

GROSS: 
- unable to catch a ball
- unable to walk a straight line
- poor coordination, endurance, strength
- problems throwing or catching
FINE: 
- unable to print name 
- unable to tie shoes
- difficulty holding pencil 
- illegible handwriting
- school failure r/t handwriting skills

Question 2

cognition and perception developmental red flag

Answer 2

• school failure r/t attention or focus
• unable to state age or days of the week
• inability to perform basic addition or subtraction
• lack of operational thinking: cause and effect, relationships
• persistent difficulty understanding and completing school work
• reports of double vision, blurred vision, loss of vision or hearing

Question 3

communication and language developmental red flags

Answer 3

• unable to read and write simple words or phrases
• unable to relate a simple story
• inability to follow verbal instructions
• problems with reading comprehension
• speech not 100% intelligible

Question 4

social and emotion skills developmental red flags

Answer 4

• problems developing or maintaining peer relationships, unable to name a friend
• lack of hobbies or interests
• social isolation or withdrawal
• persistently flat, depressed, or withdrawn affect
• unable to sit still in class
• cruelty to animals or people
• illicit behavior
• persistent defiance or deliberate disregard for rules
• gang involvement
• risk taking behavior

Question 5

dyslipidemia screening

Answer 5

total cholesterol and HDL once between 9 and 11

Question 6

vision and hearing screening

Answer 6

snellen:

- 6, 8, 10, 12 years