OCTA 231 Pediatrics Exam 2 Flashcards
Food placement on the back of the molars elicits what movements?
Tongue lateralization and Rotary movement
What type of cup was used for jaw control?
Cut away cup
What should the therapist observe for abnormal feeding?
Clenching
Tongue thrust
Lip retraction
Temple Gardin said:
One step at a time
What is the OT goal for handwriting?
Focus on prepping the hand for the use of the pencil.
Hand Dominance:
- developed by 4-6 years
- girls develop faster
- hand dominance have to be established first before encouraging writing
What are the performance skills that may affect handwriting?
Muscle tone Strength Endurance Posture Integrity of structures Visual perception Sensory processing
Prewriting strokes are:
Vertical
Horizontal
Circular
Diagonal (last)
precursors to forming shapes, letters, and numbers
Prewriting strokes
Having a strong trunk is good for:
positioning for upright seated posture
What type of skills are assessed when evaluating handwriting skills?
visual-motor skills
perceptual skills
fine motor skills
the way print is tracked during reading and writing. (top to bottom and left to right of page)
Directionality
ability to organize and interpret what is seen
Visual perception
Visual perceptual tests examines what?
discrimination visual memory form constancy sequential memory figure ground visual closure
a grasp that position the fingers to put insert a key into a door
Lateral pinch
a grasp that position the fingers to palm a ball
Spherical pinch
a grasp that position the fingers to write with a pencil
Tripod grasp
a grasp that position the fingers to hold a cup
Cylinder grasp
a grasp that position the fingers to hold a suitcase
Hook grasp
a grasp that position the fingers to hold a hammer
Power grip
a grasp that position the fingers to pick up small object (penny)
Superior pinch
a grasp that position the fingers to pick an item up using the thumb, middle, and index fingers
3 jar chuck
If child have poor handwriting due to tone problems what can be done?
work from gross to fine (activities out of the chair to seated in chair)
Gross motor activities:
- isometric exercises
- wall push-ups/offs
- obstacle courses
- theraband
- scooter-board & propelling self
- quadruped, prone, or side sit while playing game
Fine motor activities:
- pegboard
- bean bag toss
- beading
- paint and water
If child have poor handwriting due to tactile problems what can be done?
Provide sensory stimulation to the hands after body prepping
Tactile activities:
finding objects in sand, rice, theraputty, etc
If child have poor handwriting due to visual motor problems what can be done?
Prep hand and then expose to variety of activities that require progressively more refined visual motor skills
Visual motor activities:
- rolling theraputty into snowballs
- puppet play
- tweezers to pick up cotton balls
- operation game
- tracing with crayon/chalk
- Tracing on large paper then small paper
Autism spectrum disorder have 7 symptoms grouped into 2 main groups, what are they?
- Deficits in social communication & social interaction
* Restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, activities
Deficits in social communication and social interaction:
- social emotional reciprocity
- deficits in non verbal communication
- poor eye contact
- mismatched body language
- poor use of gesture
- Problem adjusting behavior to social situation
- problems with making friends or lack of interest in peers
Restricted, Repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, and activities:
- Stereotyped/repetitive movements
- Insistence on sameness/inflexibility
- Highly restricted interests, fixated interests
- Hyper/hypo responsive to sensory input
What are the 3 disorders that are now combined into the autism spectrum disorder?
- Asperger syndrome
- Pervasive developmental disorder
- Childhood disintegrative disorder
What are the autism signs in infancy?
- child does not reach to be picked up
- does not cuddle or respond to it
- does not have social smile
- does not play simple social games
- seems indifferent to parents
What are the autism signs in a 2-3 year old?
- limited eye contact
* does not want to cuddle or may go limp or rigid when held
What are the autism signs in a 4-5 year old?
- may be echolalic (repeat- vocally- something over and over)
- may engage in self stimulatory behaviors (shaking hands, picking at hair, rocking, etc)
an intervention used for autism that focus on behavior interventions using behavioral management techniques
Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)