Motor Development 1 (10/21b) [Biomedical] Flashcards
Developmental Domains
Sensory
Cognitive
Motor (fine and gross)
Communication
Gestational Age
time from last menstrual date of mother to time of birth
Postmenstrual Age
time from the menstrual date of mother until date of assessment
Chronological Age
time from birth to date of assessment
Adjusted/Corrected Age
time from expected delivery date to date of assessment
Full Term vs Preterm Gestation
FULL TERM
37-42 weeks gestation (usually not allowed past 42 wks in US)
PRETERM
<37 weeks gestation
Neonate
GROSS
- Physiological flexion
- Reflexive movements
FINE
- Involuntary
- Limited ability to self-soothe
- Dependent for feeding
COMMUNICATION
- Cries to communicate needs
0-3 Months
GROSS
- Turns head to clear airway
- Increased ability to lift head and head control
- Increasing ROM, but still flexion
FINE
- Hand to mouth
- Visual regard
- Decreasing arm flexion
- Involuntary release
COMMUNICATION
- Cries to communicate needs
- Bonding with caregivers
3-6 Months
GROSS
- Rolling emerges (prone to supine first)
- Good head control in supported sit (independent ~ 5 mo)
- Positive traction with pull to sit
- Props on forearms
- Antigravity kicking
FINE
- Hands to midline, purposeful reaching
- Can grasp a toy
- May bring hands to feet
- Improving ability to self-soothe
- Weightbearing through the hands
COMMUNICATION
- Cries to communicate needs, but increased vocalizations
- Smiles
- Laughs
7-9 Months
GROSS
- Belly crawling → creeping on hands/knees
- Improved sitting balance reactions
- Sit with trunk rotation
FINE
- Consistent self feeding
- Bimanual play in sitting
- Improved grasp patterns and dexterity
COMMUNICATION
- Increasing repertoire of sounds
- Responds to name and “no”
10-12 Months
GROSS
- Pulling to stand and cruising on furniture
- Emerging independent standing
- Some children walking
FINE
- Improving release and in-hand manipulation
- Can use a cup
- Practices with a spoon
- Pokes a toy to manipulate cause-effect
COMMUNICATION
- Vocalizations are consistent for certain items/needs
- Repetitive consonant combinations, emerging words
- Can provide an object when asked
12-18 Months
GROSS
- Walking
- Transitioning floor to stand
- Altering speed without loss of balance
- Time since ambulation more indicative of function and quality of movement than age is
FINE
- Controlled release of an object
- Trap a ball and roll a ball back (sitting)
- Self feeding and use of utensils
- Holds a crayon in a fist (thumb up) and scribble
COMMUNICATION
- Understands simple requests
- Identifies 3+ body parts
- Separation distress
- About 10-15 words
- Receptive > Expressive language
18-24 Months
GROSS
- Increased development of gait pattern
- Emerging run
- Stair mobility: creep → standing with railing/holding hand
FINE
- Improving grip with drawing tools
COMMUNICATION
- Two part commands
- Understands multiword combination
- 50 to 200 words
- Says “no” more often
2 Years
GROSS
- Negotiates stairs with marking time pattern → ascending with alternating feet
FINE
- Holds crayon in fingers
- Vertical and horizontal stroke are imitated
COMMUNICATION
- Two part phrases
- 250+ words
- Respond to another child who is upset
- Pretend play
3 Years
GROSS
- Descends stairs with alternating pattern
- Consistent jumping
FINE
- Assisted tooth brushing
- Donning/doffing clothes
- Can draw a circle
COMMUNICATION
- Complete sentences emerge
- Improving grammar and syntax
- May use physical aggression > verbal if upset/frustrated